Counsellor profile
Joanna Bienkowska, BACP
Counsellor - anxiety and relationships
See online counselling options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- English and Polish
- BACP member
About Joanna
Counsellor Joanna Bienkowska is a BACP member with three years of professional and placement experience. She works with a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, sleep problems, addictions and trauma and abuse. Joanna speaks English and Polish and practises in the United Kingdom.
Joanna uses a conversational, practical style in sessions. She listens to what is happening now and what you want to change. Together she and the client set out manageable steps and ways of trying them between meetings.
Her main clinical approach is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which is used to notice and change patterns of thinking and behaviour that keep problems going. Joanna adapts techniques from CBT to fit each person’s situation and pace. She also addresses related concerns such as attachment and abandonment worries, body image and caregiver stress.
Joanna has worked with issues linked to chronic illness, pain and disability, as well as life events like divorce, financial strain and career questions. She can help people talk through guilt, shame, anger and problems with impulse control. The work includes talking, practical exercises and reviewing progress together.
Sessions follow the preferences agreed at the first meeting. Joanna uses clear language and short-term goals when that suits the client, and a longer view when more time is needed. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange a first session through the site.
CBT and practical counselling online
Joanna mainly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people identify patterns of thought and behaviour that keep problems in place and test new ways of responding. CBT often suits anxiety, low mood, sleep problems and some relationship difficulties. It uses simple exercises and short tasks to try between sessions.Sessions also pay attention to attachment and abandonment concerns when those come up. That work looks at how past relationship experiences affect current feelings and behaviour and helps people notice different choices in how they relate to others.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Joanna discusses goals and preferences with each person and chooses techniques together. This is a collaborative process and she reviews what helps as therapy goes on.
The practical benefits of online counselling include fitting sessions into busy days and reducing travel time. If you need simpler check-ins or prefer not to be on camera, mention that when you book so arrangements can be discussed. The site process asks you to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session; confirm the session formats offered before booking.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Polish
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, sleep problems, addictions and trauma and abuse, among other concerns.
What is her counselling approach like?
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and practical conversation. Sessions focus on noticing patterns, testing changes and reviewing progress.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of professional and placement experience in the UK.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English and Polish.
Can international clients work with her?
She accepts clients from outside the UK; check practical arrangements for timing and scheduling.
How are fees and payments handled?
Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.