Joanne Harratt, BACP
10 years in practice
Joanne Harratt is a counsellor with ten years' experience helping people make sense of overwhelming feelings.
License and registration
- BACP
- 162311 · expires February 2026
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
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About Joanne
Joanne Harratt is a counsellor with ten years' experience helping people make sense of overwhelming feelings. She works with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship or intimacy concerns. People also come to her for help with addiction, grief, trauma, eating issues and low self-esteem.
She keeps sessions focused on each person's needs and encourages them to talk about what feels important. Joanne listens without judgment and avoids giving advice; she aims to help people understand their feelings and reactions.
Background and approach
That approach helps many clients start to make different choices and feel more in control. Joanne blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy, client-centred ways of working and psychodynamic thinking. That mix lets her attend to present feelings, how people relate in relationships, and the patterns that grew from earlier life experiences.
She uses plain language and practical reflections so the work feels understandable. Her background includes a Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and a Certificate of Higher Education in Psychodynamic Counselling from the University of Leicester. She has additional training in grief, anger management, attachment and trauma-related work.
Joanne has also volunteered with charities supporting people affected by sexual abuse and domestic violence. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy, shown as BACP. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online using several formats to fit different needs.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Joanne lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Workplace issues
Approaches Joanne names
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Online support
How Joanne’s approaches translate to online therapy
Joanne draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people notice and name strong emotions and how these affect relationships. EFT-style work can be useful for intimacy and communication concerns, and for understanding emotional reactions in close relationships.She also uses client-centred counselling which means the session is led by the person coming for help. This approach focuses on listening, acceptance and helping people find their own solutions. Joanne combines that with psychodynamic ideas to look at recurring patterns that come from earlier life experiences and how those patterns play out now.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Joanne will discuss what feels most useful and adapt methods to fit a person’s goals and preferences. The choice of method is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses.
Online formats offer practical advantages. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer written reflection or need flexible timing. These options make it easier to fit counselling around work, childcare or other commitments while still working with registered or accredited professionals.
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Questions people ask
What issues can Joanne help with?
Joanne works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns. She also supports people facing addiction, trauma and grief, eating issues, parenting strain, ADHD and self-esteem difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is client-centred and emotionally focused, with psychodynamic ideas when helpful. Sessions tend to be conversational and aim to help people make sense of feelings and patterns.
How much experience does she have?
Joanne has around ten years' experience working in counselling roles. Her background includes volunteering with charities supporting people affected by domestic violence and sexual abuse.
What credentials and location are recorded?
She holds a Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and a Certificate of Higher Education in Psychodynamic Counselling from the University of Leicester. Joanne is listed with the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently taking international clients.
What formats are used for sessions?
Joanne provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and therapy is provided via a subscription model. Subscriptions can be cancelled at any time.
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