Joanne Bruce, BACP

Joanne Bruce offers support for a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, low mood, relationship problems, intimacy-related issues and parenting strains. She works with adults and young people, aiming to create a warm, straightforward space where people feel heard and able to start making small changes. Joanne brings seven years of professional experience and life experience as a parent and former athlete to her counselling work.

Her style is grounded and practical. Sessions use empathy, plain talk and occasional humour to help people untangle what feels stuck. She draws on Person Centred Counselling and blends techniques from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and solution-focused methods when these suit a person’s goals.

Joanne trained in counselling and education, holding Foundation Degrees in Counselling Studies and Early Childhood Studies and Practice, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Education Studies. She is registered with the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

People often come to Joanne for help with life transitions, grief, anger, neurodivergent challenges such as ADHD or autism, body image or eating and sleeping difficulties. She also supports those coping with illness, caregiving stress and issues around commitment and communication.

Her first session is an assessment where she and the client agree the best way forward. Joanne accepts clients in the United Kingdom and also works with international clients in English. Details about session arrangements should be confirmed before booking.

How Joanne's approaches work in online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and creating a non-judgemental space so people can speak openly and find their own solutions; it is useful for building trust and exploring feelings. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect and offers practical steps to change unhelpful patterns; it can help with anxiety, low mood and sleep difficulties.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Joanne will work collaboratively to identify goals and try methods that match what a person needs. That may mean blending listening-focused sessions with practical, skills-based work as progress and priorities emerge.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so please confirm the available session types before booking. Online work can help fit counselling into a busy life by reducing travel, making scheduling easier and allowing shorter check-ins when useful. It can also make it simpler to keep continuity when someone is travelling or living abroad. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists commonly offer online options to help therapy slot into everyday routines, and Joanne can discuss what will work best for each person.