Joanne Sage, BACP
Joanne Sage is a counsellor who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma, low self-esteem and depression.
About Joanne
Joanne Sage is a counsellor who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma, low self-esteem and depression. She also supports those facing life changes, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, sleep and eating concerns, parenting strain, anger and workplace pressures. Joanne lists BACP with her name and brings ten years of professional therapy experience in the UK.
Joanne aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space where clients can speak openly about what’s troubling them.
Background and approach
She works in a plain, practical way and listens for the patterns behind repeated reactions. Sessions focus on making sense of what has happened and on steps a person can use day to day. Her approach draws on several therapy styles so sessions are shaped around each person’s needs.
Techniques include ways to build boundaries, strengthen coping skills and increase distress tolerance. Joanne uses mindfulness practices to help reduce rumination and to bring attention back to the present moment. She also pays attention to how early relationships and family patterns influence current behaviour.
Exploring family history and recurring patterns is used to understand why certain reactions keep appearing now. Work may include gently addressing how difficult memories are held in the body and in everyday responses. Joanne encourages practical skills alongside reflection.
The focus is on growing resilience through learning and practising strategies rather than on a single quick fix. She aims to help people build resources so they can move forward more confidently.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 379241 | September 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.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Joanne lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- 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
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Joanne names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic 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 Joanne’s approaches work online
Joanne commonly draws on Attachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy when working online. Attachment-focused work looks at how early relationships shape present reactions and helps identify repeated patterns. Client-centred work places the person’s experience at the heart of sessions, giving them space to be heard and to guide the pace of change.She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy when helpful, which focuses on practical steps to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and is useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes. Each approach is explained in plain terms and chosen to match the issue at hand and the client’s goals.
Finding the right way to work is a collaborative process. Joanne will discuss options, try different techniques and adjust plans based on what feels most useful. The aim is to agree on an approach that fits the person’s needs and preferences rather than applying one fixed method.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video sessions are good for face-to-face conversation, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging offers short check-ins or ongoing written reflection. These options make therapy easier to fit around busy lives and can help people access support from wherever they are in the UK.
Frequently asked
What issues does Joanne support?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem problems and depression, plus relationship, parenting, eating, sleeping and addiction concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and practical, offering a calm non-judgemental space and a focus on understanding patterns and learning day-to-day skills.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
Joanne has ten years of professional therapy experience working in the United Kingdom and a long background in mental health roles.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed with BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Joanne offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How do fees and subscription work?
Costs vary with location and therapist arrangement; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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