Joanne Lyons, BACP

Counsellor Joanne Lyons is a BACP member with five years' experience. She works with stress, anxiety, family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship concerns, parenting and self-esteem among other areas. Joanne practices in the United Kingdom and offers work in English.

She trained in humanistic psychotherapeutic counselling and gained placement experience at a low-cost community service in south-east London. That placement involved supporting people with anxiety, depression, stress and family conflict. Joanne also volunteers with a bereavement charity and has direct experience supporting people through grief and loss.

Joanne uses Client-Centred Therapy to focus on what a person brings to the room. That approach means she listens, reflects and follows the pace set by the person she is working with. She also draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy when past hurt and abuse are central to the difficulties being discussed.

In sessions she aims to be approachable and non-judgemental. She prioritises helping people feel heard and understood before moving on to practical coping steps. For some clients that means looking at patterns in relationships, for others it means developing ways to manage panic, low mood or stress.

Her wider interests include supporting people with ADHD, autism and Asperger syndrome, chronic illness and disability, domestic violence and issues such as guilt, shame and loneliness. Joanne helps people consider small, practical changes that can increase choice in everyday life.

How her approaches work in online counselling