Joanne Lyons, BACP

With five years of experience, Joanne Lyons practices from a humanistic perspective and aims to offer a calm, approachable presence to people navigating difficult times. She was awarded a Diploma in Humanistic Psychotherapeutic Counselling in 2023, a recognised qualification in humanistic counselling that emphasises understanding the whole person. Her clinical training included placement at a low-cost community counselling service in south-east London, where she worked directly with diverse clients during her trainee years.

Joanne has helped people managing anxiety, depression and stress, as well as those facing family conflict, trauma and abuse. She also volunteers with a bereavement charity, which has informed her work with grief and loss and deepened her practical experience supporting people through bereavement. Her practice includes work with relationship and parenting concerns, self-esteem and coping with life changes, among other challenges.

Known for being trustworthy, approachable and non-judgemental, Joanne prioritises listening so clients feel heard and understood. She seeks to create the conditions in which clients can begin to explore what is happening for them, build greater self-understanding and gain more choices in their lives. Joanne holds BACP membership - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - reflecting her commitment to professional standards.

Approaches that guide online therapeutic support

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, non-judgemental space where the client is the expert on their own experience. The therapist offers empathic listening and gentle reflection to help people explore feelings, values and choices - an approach well suited to issues like low self-esteem, relationship difficulties and life transitions.

Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on understanding and addressing the impacts of traumatic experiences. It uses structured, evidence-informed techniques to help people process distressing memories and reduce trauma-related symptoms, supporting recovery from abuse, accidents, loss and other overwhelming events.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Joanne works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences, and adapts her practice as work progresses so clients feel involved in shaping their care.

Online therapy with Joanne is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. These options increase flexibility - they make it easier to fit sessions around daily life, reduce travel time and allow continuity of support when in-person meetings are not possible, while still enabling meaningful, therapist-led work with registered professionals.