Joanna Kay

Joanna Kay offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or relationship difficulties. She works with those carrying trauma, shame or feelings of isolation, and with people wanting to rebuild self-esteem, self-love and purpose. Joanna is based in the United Kingdom and works in English.

Joanna listens without judgement and helps set clear goals you both agree on. She uses a warm, straightforward style and suggests strategies that can fit into daily life. Creative activities such as art, poetry and writing are sometimes used to help people express difficult feelings when words alone aren’t enough.

Her background includes work with charities, schools and private mental health clinics. This range of settings means Joanna is used to supporting people from different parts of life and varied circumstances. She has three years of professional experience and holds BACP as a listed credential.

Sessions are offered by live chat, telephone or video, with weekly meetings arranged at a time that suits the client. Joanna aims to help people rediscover self-compassion and confidence through steady, practical steps. She encourages people to take small, manageable actions that move them towards clearer values and goals.

If someone wants to begin, they complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability. Joanna describes the early work as collaborative - setting goals and finding ways of working that feel comfortable for the person seeking help.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Joanna draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and blends them with creative practices to suit each person. One approach she commonly uses focuses on identifying unhelpful patterns in thinking and behaviour, and then testing small practical changes to reduce anxiety and low mood. This can help with everyday stress, motivation and confidence.

Another strand of her work looks at relationships and attachment, helping people understand how past hurt shapes present reactions and how to build more compassionate ways of relating to themselves. Creative exercises such as guided writing or art can accompany these conversations and help access feelings that are hard to name.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Joanna collaborates with each person to decide what feels most helpful based on their goals, needs and preferences, and she adapts methods if something is not working.

For practicalities, confirm the current session options before booking since formats were not exhaustively listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and avoid travel time. Some formats suit a quick check-in, others allow a longer, reflective session, and telephone sessions can be helpful when bandwidth or being on camera is difficult.