Joanna (Jo) Walker , BACP

Joanna (Jo) Walker is an integrative counsellor and psychotherapist who brings a trauma-informed and LGBTQ+ affirming approach to her practice. She is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), the professional organisation that sets ethical standards for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom.

Jo offers a warm, non-judgemental space where clients can explore thoughts and feelings at their own pace. She works collaboratively to clarify goals for therapy and to select the approaches that best suit each person’s needs and preferences. Her integrative practice draws on humanistic, psychodynamic and behavioural methods, adapting techniques to the individual rather than following a single school of thought.

Central to Jo’s work is the belief that people are experts in their own lives. Together with clients she reflects on current difficulties, imagines preferred futures and identifies personal strengths and resources to support meaningful change. Therapy with Jo is intended to be collaborative, dynamic and empowering, with regular opportunities to review progress and adjust the approach as needed.

Her aim is to build a trusting therapeutic relationship that supports clients to create sustainable, positive shifts in their lives.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Support

Joanna draws on psychodynamic and behavioural approaches, adapting them to each client’s needs. Psychodynamic work explores patterns and emotional themes that have developed over time, helping people understand how past experiences may influence current relationships and reactions. Behavioural techniques focus on practical strategies to change unhelpful habits and manage symptoms in everyday life, which can be useful for anxiety, stress and coping with life changes.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process. Joanna works collaboratively with each person to identify goals, try appropriate methods and review what is or is not working, adjusting the plan together to suit preferences and needs. This shared process helps ensure the approach fits the individual rather than the other way around.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging - make it easier to access consistent support from licensed professionals and therapists. These formats offer flexibility to fit sessions around work, family commitments and geographic distance, while still allowing regular, focused therapeutic work to progress over time.