Joanne Saulter, BACP

Joanne Saulter is a counsellor and psychotherapist who uses a person-centred, integrative approach. She works with adults and young people to make sense of overwhelming feelings and to set practical, realistic goals. Joanne draws on five years of clinical experience and holds BACP registration, and she aims to create a warm, respectful space where people feel heard.

Her sessions begin with listening. She helps clients untangle issues that make everyday tasks feel heavy. Joanne supports people who are unsure what changes they want or why they feel stuck, and she works with them to find clearer direction.

Joanne combines several approaches to match each person’s needs. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people live by their values, attachment-based ideas to look at relationship patterns, and client-centred work to keep the focus on the person’s own goals. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy when these methods suit the situation.

She has particular experience supporting carers and adults on the autism spectrum. Her practice includes a wide range of issues such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related difficulties, grief, parenting concerns, ADHD, eating and body image matters, and problems with self-esteem and anger.

Joanne is a practising Christian and can include faith perspectives when clients want that. She treats faith as a client-led option and never imposes it. Sessions are offered in English and take place in the United Kingdom.

How Joanne’s approaches translate to online work

Joanne draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-based ideas alongside a person-centred stance. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice uncomfortable thoughts and feelings and choose actions that match their values, which can be useful for anxiety, depression and motivation struggles. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and can help with trust, intimacy and relationship worries. Client-centred therapy places the person’s experience at the centre and relies on empathic listening to help people find their own solutions.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Joanne will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and together they will decide which methods to try first. The plan can change as work progresses so the approach stays relevant to the client’s needs.

Before booking, confirm which session formats are available for working with Joanne. Online counselling can make it easier to fit therapy around everyday life - for example it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a work break, or avoid the need to be on camera when that feels difficult. Many people find these practical benefits help them keep momentum between sessions while they work on issues like stress, grief, intimacy-related concerns and coping with life changes.