Counsellor profile
Jo Read, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - anger and mood concerns
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- CredentialsBACP
- RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 260677
- Experience8 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- Client-centred approach
- Emotionally focused work
- Mindfulness practices
About Jo
Jo Read is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with eight years' experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, anger and relationship and family problems. Her practice also covers issues such as addiction, trauma, grief, self-esteem and questions around identity including LGBT and gender dysphoria.
Jo trained in therapeutic counselling and has a background in social work and youth and community work. She has spent over 20 years working with young people and adults in education, mental health and social care settings. She meets monthly clinical supervision and undertakes her own counselling as part of ongoing professional development.
Her style is grounded in client-centred practice. She uses open questions, reflection and summarising to help people talk through their experience. The focus is on listening and on helping clients identify their own agenda for change rather than prescribing answers.
Jo also draws on emotionally focused, existential, mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas when they are useful. She aims to help people notice patterns, strengthen emotional awareness and make practical choices that reduce distress. Sessions include an initial assessment and a counselling agreement that is reviewed over time.
Costs vary with location and sessions are arranged through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. International clients may be accepted. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session via the See online therapy options button.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions fit
Jo blends client-centred work with emotionally focused and mindfulness-based ideas. Client-centred therapy involves listening closely and using open questions and reflection so clients can find their own priorities and solutions; it helps when someone wants a collaborative, non-directive process. Emotionally-Focused Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people name feelings and change interactional habits that feed frustration. Mindfulness therapy uses simple awareness exercises to reduce reactivity and calm strong emotions in the moment.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Jo will discuss your goals and preferences and decide together which methods suit you best. That way the plan matches your needs rather than a fixed technique being imposed.
The profile does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, care duties or travel, and can allow for quieter check-ins or shorter sessions when that suits your schedule. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, reflective work and mindfulness practices to an online setting so the work stays practical and manageable.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger issues are supported?
Jo works with anger alongside related concerns such as stress, relationship problems and resentment that builds up over time.
How would she approach my temper or irritability?
She uses a client-centred style with open questions, reflection and summarising to help people understand their patterns and priorities.
What experience does she bring to this work?
Jo has eight years' counselling experience and over 20 years working with young people and adults in education, mental health and social care.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a registered member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking as the profile does not specify formats on file.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session to begin.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.