Joanna Oxford, BACP
Joanna Oxford is a counsellor with 12 years' experience helping people with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, grief and parenting concerns.
About Joanna
Joanna Oxford is a counsellor with 12 years' experience helping people with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, grief and parenting concerns. She also supports people dealing with depression, trauma and abuse, sleep difficulties, anger, low self-esteem and career worries. Joanna works with a wide range of life challenges, including ADHD, compassion fatigue and coping with major life changes.
Her style is warm and interactive. She listens with respect and without labels.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on understanding what matters to the person and finding practical ways to move forward. Joanna uses a mix of approaches to suit each person she meets. Joanna combines elements of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioural techniques and client-centred ways of working.
She also draws on attachment-based and emotionally focused ideas when these fit someone’s situation. This flexible approach aims to match tools to the person rather than force a single method. She has previously worked within NHS mental health services and has developed online skills over recent years.
Joanna is comfortable working by phone, video, text or live chat and has supported both short and longer term counselling through these formats. Joanna is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She offers sessions in English and accepts international clients.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange sessions to suit their needs.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 379650 | October 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Cost Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Joanna lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Joanna names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
How Joanna uses different approaches online
Joanna draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and to identify values that guide meaningful action. This approach can help with anxiety, depression and coping with life changes.She also uses Client-Centred Therapy, which emphasises being listened to without judgment and working at the client’s pace. This helps people who need a calm space to talk through relationship issues, grief or self-esteem concerns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Joanna explores goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped before, and then adapts methods to fit the person. This is a collaborative process where plans are reviewed and changed as needed.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use face-to-face conversation without travel, phone sessions can be a good low-bandwidth option, and live chat or text-based messaging suit quick check-ins or those who prefer writing. These formats make it easier to fit counselling around work, caregiving and other commitments while keeping the therapeutic focus.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Joanna support?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief and parenting struggles, alongside depression, trauma, sleep problems and ADHD.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Joanna offers a warm, interactive style that avoids labels and focuses on listening and practical steps tailored to each person.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience, including work within NHS mental health services and many years delivering counselling in different settings.
What credentials and location are relevant?
Joanna is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What formats are sessions offered in?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different preferences.
How much do sessions cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Joanna?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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