Jo Botten, BACP

Jo Botten holds a Masters degree in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapeutic Counselling from the University of Cambridge, an advanced postgraduate qualification that underpins her clinical practice. She combines that training with professional experience across mentoring and clinical counselling, including four years providing therapeutic mentoring and five years delivering clinical psychotherapeutic counselling sessions, giving a breadth of perspective on both short-term and longer-term work.

As an integrative, person-centred counsellor, she draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques while placing the person's own experience at the centre of the work. She has supported people facing stress and anxiety, relationship and family challenges, trauma and abuse, and has worked extensively with suicidal ideation and self-harm. Her practice also addresses issues such as self-esteem, attachment and abandonment concerns, and a range of mood and panic-related difficulties.

Jo emphasises the importance of a warm, accepting, non-judgmental therapeutic relationship as the foundation for change. She aims to help people recognise and use their existing strengths to face what is challenging, and she frames the work as a collaborative journey. Seeking a more fulfilling and happier life requires courage, and she offers steady support throughout that process. She is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, which reflects professional membership in the UK.

Evidence-informed approaches for effective online support

Jo Botten works from a person-centred approach, which focuses on empathetic listening and unconditional positive regard to help people explore their feelings and sense of self. This approach is well suited to issues like low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, and navigating life transitions because it prioritises the client’s own perspective and autonomy.

She also practices in an integrative way, combining evidence-based therapeutic techniques to tailor sessions to each person’s needs. That might include elements that address anxiety, panic symptoms, mood difficulties, and trauma-related responses, with the goal of applying methods that are most helpful for the presenting concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Jo collaborates with clients to determine what fits best based on their goals, preferences, and the challenges they bring. Together they review what is working and adapt the plan as therapy progresses.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging provides practical flexibility - it enables people to access a registered professional from different locations, fit sessions around busy schedules, and maintain continuity of care when in-person options are limited. These formats support regular contact and make it easier for many people to engage in meaningful therapeutic work.