Joanna Klekotko, BACP
15 years in practice
Joanna Klekotko is a counsellor with 15 years of clinical experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship problems and low self-esteem.
License and registration
- BACP
- 393685 · expires March 2026
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English, Polish
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About Joanna
Joanna Klekotko is a counsellor with 15 years of clinical experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship problems and low self-esteem. She works with adults on mood concerns such as depression, bipolar symptoms, grief and trauma, and also supports people dealing with addictions, ADHD and changes in life circumstances. Joanna speaks English and Polish and practises from the United Kingdom.
Joanna blends several proven approaches to suit each person.
Background and approach
She commonly draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at emotional patterns in relationships, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and actions, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to tackle unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. Sessions are shaped around what a person needs, whether that is short-term counselling or longer psychotherapy. Her way of working is collaborative and straightforward.
Early sessions focus on what is causing the most distress and what the person hopes to change. Joanna helps people notice feelings, understand patterns, and build simple coping strategies they can use between sessions. Joanna has experience helping with practical life issues such as parenting strain, career stress, sleep and eating problems, and the emotional impact of illness or caring responsibilities.
She also supports people with attachment-related concerns, abandonment and blended family difficulties. Appointments are available online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging. Joanna asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire before arranging the first session so she can best understand their goals and preferences.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Joanna lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Joanna names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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Online support
How Joanna’s approaches work online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on the role of emotion in close relationships and personal patterns. It helps people recognise their emotional responses and change how they relate to others and to themselves, which can be useful for intimacy, attachment and communication issues.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people get clear about their values and take small actions that match those values. It teaches practical ways to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without letting them dictate behaviour, which can support coping with anxiety, depression and life transitions.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current feelings and expectations. This work is often helpful for people dealing with abandonment, attachment difficulties or repeated relationship problems.
Finding the best approach is part of the work. Joanna will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then choose or combine methods that fit. That decision is made together and can change as therapy progresses.
Online therapy gives practical options for busy lives. Video calls let people use face-to-face conversation without travel, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging can be used for shorter check-ins or when typing feels easier. These formats make it simpler to schedule sessions around work, family and daily routines while keeping the focus on the therapeutic work.
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Questions people ask
What problems does she help with?
Joanna works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and grief, addictions, ADHD and self-esteem problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and person-centred, combining emotionally-focused work with practical techniques from CBT and acceptance-based approaches to help people notice feelings and try new behaviours.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working therapeutically with adults on a broad range of emotional and life issues.
Where does she practise and what are her credentials?
Joanna practises in the United Kingdom and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
Can I work with her if I don’t live in the UK?
Sessions can be offered to international clients; she works with people beyond the UK when arrangements suit both parties.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what the client prefers.
How are fees and payments handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Joanna?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to her availability.
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