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Joanna Oxford

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Joanna Oxford, BACP

United Kingdom

BACP counsellor - anger and relationships

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Key details

  • CredentialsBACP
  • RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 379650
  • Experience12 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationUnited Kingdom

About

  • CBT approaches
  • Attachment work
  • Acceptance based methods

About Joanna

Joanna Oxford is a BACP counsellor working in the United Kingdom with 12 years' experience. She helps people facing anger, stress, anxiety, grief, depression and relationship difficulties. Joanna also supports those dealing with parenting strain, career challenges and life changes.

She trained and practised within NHS mental health services before moving into ongoing therapeutic work. Joanna uses a mix of practical methods so sessions are focused and conversational. She aims to listen without labels and to work alongside clients on problems that matter to them.

Her style is interactive and straightforward. Conversations draw out what gets in the way of calm and what can be tried differently. She uses cognitive-behavioural ideas, attachment-focused work and client-centred listening to help people understand patterns of reaction and feeling.

Joanna also brings emotionally focused perspectives and acceptance-based methods into sessions. That means looking at how emotions and values shape decisions, and practising small changes that make a daily difference. She addresses concerns such as sleep problems, intimacy-related issues, low self-esteem and trauma responses alongside anger.

Sessions have been offered by Joanna using telephone and video in recent years, and she has experience with written contact too. If you prefer to see the available online therapy options, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session to start the process.

How sessions work

How Joanna’s therapeutic approaches work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting pulled into them. It highlights values and small committed actions that move daily life in a chosen direction, useful for anger and life transitions.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early or current relationship patterns influence reactions now. It can help people understand why certain situations trigger strong responses and practise different ways of relating.

Joanna treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will discuss what feels most useful and try different methods to see what fits the client's goals and preferences. Together they set practical goals and check progress over time.

Her online experience includes telephone, video and written work, though current formats should be confirmed before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, reduce travel time, or allow shorter check-ins by phone. Discussing options at the first contact helps match session style to daily rhythms and practical needs.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGriefParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

12+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Joanna help with?

She supports people with anger, stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship issues, parenting strain and related life changes.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style is interactive and conversational. She focuses on practical steps and listening without using stigmatizing labels.

How much experience does she have?

Joanna has 12 years of experience, including work within NHS mental health services before moving into ongoing therapeutic practice.

What are her credentials and location?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practices in the United Kingdom.

Which languages and international clients are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

Her biography notes experience with telephone, video and written contact; confirm current session options before booking.

How does pricing work?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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.

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