Joanne Ramshaw , BACP, NCPS

Joanne Ramshaw is a fully qualified counsellor with over five years of professional experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, low motivation, and low self-esteem. She works with individuals navigating life changes and health-related challenges, offering steady, nonjudgmental guidance as they explore practical ways to cope and move forward.

Her practice emphasises warmth and honesty, creating space for clients to reflect on relationship patterns, processing loss, and building resilience after challenging events. Joanne integrates evidence-informed methods to help people manage emotional overwhelm, address communication and parenting concerns, and confront issues such as trauma, addiction, and changes tied to aging or chronic illness.

Joanne holds the credentials BACP and NCPS. BACP indicates membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, which reflects recognised professional standards for counsellors in the United Kingdom, and NCPS represents additional professional accreditation in counselling. She aims to work collaboratively with each person, tailoring sessions to their needs and helping them identify practical steps toward better wellbeing.

Approaches for online therapy and emotional support

Joanne uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - a pragmatic approach that helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them while focusing on actions that align with personal values. This method can be helpful for anxiety, stress, and motivation struggles. She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relationships influence current patterns, which can support work on relationship difficulties, abandonment concerns, and parenting challenges. Client-Centered Therapy underpins her style by prioritising empathy and a nonjudgmental stance, giving clients space to lead the pace and focus of sessions.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process. Joanne works collaboratively with clients and licensed professionals to identify which methods best match a person’s needs, goals, and preferences, and adapts techniques as therapy progresses.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering practical flexibility for people balancing work, family, or health commitments. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care and access support from home or on the go while working with trained therapists.