Joanne Rothery, NCPS

Joanne Rothery is a UK-based counselling therapist who brings four years of professional experience and lived experience to her practice. She is registered with NCPS, a credential that denotes professional registration in counselling and psychotherapy, and offers a calm, accepting therapeutic presence grounded in the person-centered tradition. Joanne focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, cope with addictions, and process trauma and abuse, while also supporting work on self-esteem, confidence and major life changes.

Her approach centres on treating each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, creating a space where difficult feelings and hopeful moments are both welcome. Joanne aims to be alongside clients as they explore motivation, relationships, grief, sleep difficulties, anger, career concerns and complex diagnoses such as bipolar disorder and compassion fatigue. She also works with a wide range of related issues, including attachment and abandonment concerns, adoption and foster care matters, caregiver stress, codependency and communication or control difficulties.

Whether a person seeks change, wants to reconnect with their former sense of self, or simply needs someone to talk to during a hard time, Joanne offers steady, nonjudgmental support. Her practice emphasises collaboration and putting the client at the centre of the work, helping people find clearer ways to cope and move toward greater calm and contentment.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Joanne works from several established approaches to tailor support to each person’s needs. Client-Centered Therapy emphasises a warm, nonjudgmental relationship where the client’s experience guides the pace and focus of sessions - this approach can help with self-esteem, motivation and emotional processing. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behaviour that contribute to distress and teaches practical strategies to reduce symptoms of anxiety, stress and mood difficulties. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on understanding and working through the impact of past traumatic events, helping people make sense of their reactions and develop coping skills for trauma-related distress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the collaborative process. Joanne works with clients to identify goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, adapting methods as understanding deepens and needs change. This collaborative stance helps ensure therapy fits the individual rather than expecting the individual to fit a single model.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility for different lives and schedules. Through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, clients can access regular support from registered professionals without needing to travel. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, fit sessions around work or family commitments, and receive timely support when facing stressful or transitional periods.