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Joanne Sage, BACP

Joanne Sage is a counsellor with a decade of professional experience in mental health.

About Joanne

Joanne Sage is a counsellor with a decade of professional experience in mental health. She helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression and life changes. Joanne also supports clients facing addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep and eating concerns, and work or career stress.

Joanne draws on a blend of therapeutic approaches to match each person’s needs. She uses trauma-focused ideas alongside attachment-based and client-centred ways of working.

Background and approach

Cognitive behavioural techniques and existential thinking also appear in her sessions when they suit the client. Her style is practical and down-to-earth. Sessions focus on building useful skills, improving distress tolerance and strengthening what already works for you.

Joanne pays attention to how difficult experiences can lodge in the body and helps people notice those physical signals. She often looks at family history and recurring patterns to make sense of current struggles. This can help explain why some reactions persist and point to new options for responding.

Mindfulness and simple somatic practices are used to bring attention back to the present moment. Joanne aims to create a non-judgemental space where people can speak openly and begin to rebuild trust in themselves. The work is collaborative and paced to fit each person’s readiness to change and heal.

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Body	Registration number	Expires
BACP	379241	September 2026

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Sessions and payment

Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Joanne lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Self esteem
Depression
Coping with life changes
Addictions
LGBT
Relationship issues
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Antisocial personality
Attachment issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Body image
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Dependent personality
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Dissociation
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
Hospice and end-of-life counselling
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Intellectual disability
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Paranoia
Personality disorders
Phobias
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Prejudice and discrimination
Self-harm
Self-love
Sex addiction
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexual dysfunction
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Somatization
Traumatic brain injury
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Ways of working Joanne names

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How Joanne's approaches work online

Joanne often uses Trauma-Focused Therapy to help people process difficult events and the reactions those events cause. This approach looks at how traumatic memories and bodily responses affect daily life and works on reprocessing those responses so they feel less overwhelming.

She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relationships shape current patterns. This helps people understand trust issues, boundaries and repeating family patterns, and supports making different choices in relationships.

Finding the right method is part of the therapy process. Joanne will work with each person to choose approaches that match their needs, goals and preferences. The plan is set together and adjusted as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions are useful if bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a shorter check-in and messaging lets people write between scheduled sessions. These options give flexibility for fitting therapy around work, family and daily life.

Frequently asked

What kinds of problems does Joanne support?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep and eating concerns, and other life stresses.

What is Joanne's therapeutic style like?

Her style is practical and warm. She works collaboratively, helping people build coping skills and notice how their body stores difficult experiences.

How much experience does she have?

Joanne has around 10 years of professional experience working as a therapist and over 20 years in the wider mental health field.

What are Joanne's credentials and where is she based?

She holds BACP accreditation and practices in the United Kingdom.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats does she offer?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and the therapist's availability; sessions operate via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with Joanne?

Start by pressing the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.