Joanna Oxford

• Stress and anxiety
• CBT and ACT
• Video telephone email

About Joanna

Joanna Oxford works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, parenting concerns and related life challenges. She uses a range of approaches including cognitive and emotion-focused methods, and has 12 years' experience as a BACP counsellor.

Joanna offers a conversational style in sessions. She listens to what matters to the person and uses different therapeutic tools to help them make sense of feelings and choices. Sessions focus on practical ways to manage symptoms such as poor sleep, anger or low self-esteem, and on improving communication and intimacy where that is a concern.

Her background includes work in UK mental health services before she moved into therapeutic practice. That experience shaped her interest in combining approaches so therapy can be more flexible for each person. She describes herself as an integral therapist who draws on cognitive-behavioural, humanistic and psychodynamic ideas when appropriate.

Joanna has been offering online work for several years and uses email, telephone and video counselling as part of her practice. She provides both shorter-term and longer-term counselling depending on what someone needs.

In sessions she aims to be respectful and non-stigmatising. People can expect collaborative conversation, practical suggestions and space to reflect on attachment, trauma, career strain, compassion fatigue or parenting stress. Joanna also supports people coping with bereavement, separation, health-related issues and neurodiversity matters such as autism and Asperger syndrome.

To begin she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then book a first session so they can discuss goals and decide how to proceed.

How her approaches translate to online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and values-led action; it can help with anxiety, stress and coping with life changes by teaching practical exercises and simple acceptance strategies. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours link together and uses specific techniques to change patterns that maintain depression, anxiety or sleep problems. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to relationship patterns and emotional bonds and can be useful for intimacy issues, grief and communication difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Joanna will discuss your goals and preferences in the first sessions and suggest which methods to use. The choice is collaborative and can change as needs become clearer during therapy.

The profile notes she offers video, telephone and email counselling, and has experience providing both short-term and longer-term support. If you are considering online sessions, check the current format options before booking so you know which one suits your routine. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, reduce travel time and allow brief check-ins between longer meetings, depending on the format chosen.

Topics Joanna lists

• Stress and 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 and AIDS
• Hoarding
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Intellectual disability
• Isolation and 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 and non-monogamous relationships
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Process addictions
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Quitting smoking or vaping
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Trichotillomania
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• 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

Questions about Joanna

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress management are listed areas of expertise and are commonly addressed in sessions.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centred and attachment-based ideas.

How much experience does she have?

She has 12 years' experience working as a counsellor, including time in UK mental health services.

Is she registered with any professional body in the UK?

Yes. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.

Can I have sessions in a language other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

The biography states she works by email, telephone and video counselling; confirm current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.