Joanna Klekotko, BACP

Joanna Klekotko is a psychologist and psychotherapist with over 15 years of clinical experience supporting adults and couples through a wide range of emotional and life challenges. She practices an integrative approach, combining person-centered principles with cognitive behavioural techniques and psychodynamic insights to shape therapy around each client's needs and goals. Joanna is registered with the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and offers work in both English and Polish.

Her clinical focus includes stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, addiction, trauma and grief, ADHD, parenting and career concerns, as well as a range of complex presentations such as attachment difficulties, abandonment, blended family issues and codependency. Joanna tailors therapeutic work to the emotional needs, expectations and the particular nature of the presenting problem, helping clients reconnect with their emotions, values and personal resources.

In the initial session she explores the main areas of suffering, clarifies goals and discusses possible ways of working together. She offers short-term counselling or open-ended psychotherapy, adjusting the duration and focus to the individual’s difficulties and preferences. Joanna supports clients in building emotional resilience and developing practical strategies to cope with life transitions, believing strongly in each person’s capacity for growth and change.

Therapeutic approaches for online support

Joanna integrates evidence-informed approaches to meet practical needs in online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) invites clients to clarify what matters most to them and to develop skills for accepting difficult thoughts and feelings while taking committed action toward meaningful goals - this can be helpful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on understanding how early relationship patterns influence current connections and emotional responses. It supports people working through intimacy issues, abandonment, adoption and foster care concerns, and long-standing attachment difficulties.

Client-Centered Therapy places the client's experience at the heart of the process, offering a respectful, empathic space where personal values and inner resources can be discovered and strengthened - this approach often benefits self-esteem, grief work, and coping with change.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. As a registered professional, Joanna works collaboratively with each client to identify which methods best suit their needs, goals and preferences, and she adapts the approach over time as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Joanna is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to access support across locations. These options provide flexibility and continuity of care while allowing clients to engage in therapy in the way that feels most practical and comfortable for them.