Joanne (Jo) Webster, NCPS

Joanne (Jo) Webster is a counsellor who supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, family difficulties, grief and trauma. She is described as approachable and empathic, and has been practising since 2015. Jo is registered with the NCPS, which she uses to show her professional standing in the United Kingdom.

Jo offers a tailored style of counselling that adapts to each person’s needs. She draws on a range of methods so sessions can focus on what matters most to the client. Conversations are intended to be practical and down-to-earth, with time spent listening and helping people find ways to cope and move forward.

Her background includes seven years working in palliative care, where she supported people facing terminal illness and their families through pre- and post-bereavement stages. That experience shaped her interest in bereavement and end-of-life issues, including hospice and end-of-life counselling and support around loss.

Over a ten year career she has worked with a wide variety of presenting issues such as addiction, abuse, attachment concerns, codependency, relationship problems and trauma. Sessions aim to help people manage strong emotions, rebuild routines and resolve practical difficulties that arise from life changes.

Jo uses an integrated, pluralistic approach and selects methods to fit each client. That means therapy may include client-centred conversation, elements of cognitive behavioural work, motivational interviewing, hypnotherapy or psychodynamic ideas depending on what the person needs. She encourages people to take the first step when they feel ready.

How Jo adapts approaches for online work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship. In practice this means the counsellor follows the person’s lead, reflects feelings and helps people find their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and often involves setting small tasks or trying new ways of thinking to reduce anxiety and manage stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Jo will work with the person to choose methods that match their goals, needs and preferences. That choice is collaborative and can change over time as progress is reviewed and priorities shift.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, for example by avoiding travel, allowing shorter check-ins between appointments, or reducing the need to be on camera when that helps. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt pacing and homework tasks so therapy slots sit alongside caring responsibilities and everyday routines.