Joanne Lyons, BACP

Joanne Lyons earned a Diploma in Humanistic Psychotherapeutic Counselling in 2023 and brings a compassionate, client-focused approach to her work. She trained at a low-cost community counselling service in south-east London, where she supported people coping with anxiety, depression, stress, family conflict, trauma and abuse. In addition to that trainee experience, Joanne volunteers with a bereavement charity and has direct experience helping clients navigate grief and loss.

Joanne holds BACP credentials - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and prioritises being trustworthy, approachable and non-judgemental. She places strong emphasis on listening so that people feel genuinely heard, and she aims to create the conditions that help clients feel able to explore what might be going on for them. Her work is grounded in respect for equality and an assumption that everyone has strengths to build on.

In therapy Joanne aims to help clients gain greater self-understanding, to feel more empowered, and to open up new choices for moving forward. She offers a warm, steady presence and practical support as clients work through life challenges such as relationship and family issues, parenting concerns, long-term health or disability, trauma, and transitions that affect wellbeing.

Client-Centered and Trauma-Focused Online Support

Joanne offers client-centered therapy, which focuses on creating an accepting and non-judgemental space where the client sets the pace. This approach helps people who are working through everyday stresses, relationship and family issues, self-esteem concerns, and the emotional impact of long-term conditions. Trauma-focused therapy is also a central part of her practice - it involves carefully addressing traumatic experiences and their effects, and is suited to those coping with abuse, loss, panic, or overwhelming memories.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic work. Joanne collaborates with each person to identify goals, preferences and practical needs, and together they decide which methods best support progress. This collaborative process helps ensure the work fits the individual rather than forcing a single model.

Online sessions - by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging - make therapy easier to fit into busy lives and to access from different locations within the United Kingdom. These options provide flexibility in scheduling, allow people to work in comfortable surroundings, and make it possible to continue care through life changes while maintaining regular contact with a licensed professional therapist.