- Person centred
- Mindfulness tools
- Attachment focus
About Joanne
Joanne Sage is a counsellor who helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma, low self-esteem and depression. She supports people coping with life changes, addiction issues, relationship and intimacy concerns, sleep and eating problems, parenting strain, career stress and ADHD-related challenges. Joanne lists Money and financial issues among her areas of focus and can help talk through how money worries affect daily life.
She has ten years of professional experience as a therapist and holds BACP accreditation, which is shown as BACP. Joanne has spent many years working in mental health settings alongside her private practice, including roles with charities and community services. This background informs her practical, down-to-earth approach.
Joanne works in a collaborative, person-centred way. She aims to build trust and create an open space for honest conversation without judgement. Sessions focus on understanding what is happening now, learning new coping strategies and noticing how past experiences influence present behaviour.
Her work draws on a mix of methods to suit each person. Techniques include attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavioural tools and mindfulness practice. Joanne also uses existential thinking to help people find clearer meaning and direction in difficult times.
Practical aims in sessions include strengthening personal resources, improving distress tolerance and reprocessing traumatic material when needed. She pays attention to how difficult experiences can be stored in the body and uses gentle, paced ways to help people make sense of those reactions.
Joanne encourages small, manageable steps and ongoing self-care. She supports clients to build better boundaries, notice strengths and take forward changes that fit their lives.
How therapeutic approaches guide online work
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand trust, boundaries and repeated relational reactions in everyday life. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and managing upsetting behaviours. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention practices to reduce rumination and bring awareness back to the present moment; this can help long-term anxiety and depression.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will discuss your needs, goals and preferences and decide together which methods to try first. That conversation is collaborative and can change as you make progress or as new issues emerge.
Online therapy can fit into busy lives by making it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving or travel. Please confirm the session formats available before booking, as the biography does not specify exact options. When you arrange sessions, consider what practical setting will work best for you - for example quieter surroundings for longer therapeutic work or a shorter check-in if time is limited. Registered or accredited professionals often use online sessions to maintain continuity of care when in-person meetings are difficult to arrange.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Joanne commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression. She also supports people dealing with addictions, sleep and eating problems, career struggles and money and financial issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and person-centred. Sessions are intended to be non-judgemental and to focus on practical steps you can try between meetings.
How much professional experience does she have?
She has ten years of professional experience as a therapist and many additional years working in the mental health field.
What credentials and where does she practise?
She is recorded as BACP, shown as BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients book with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions organised and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.