Talk To Jo
Joanne Airey MBACP
jo@talktojo.co.uk
07517 656603
Confidential counselling service helping adults make positive changes in their lives
Client testimonials
''Joanne has really helped me feel more confident in myself and start to get over relationship issues that I have struggled with for many years''
D.L.
''Whilst some may be sceptical of accessing these services via telephone, I've found it to be helpful in allowing a level of openness in a matter of a few sessions that might have taken me many months in person. I avoided therapy/counselling for many years due to the vulnerability it might entail, but felt relaxed speaking to Joanne from the first session''
L.W.
''I knew that I needed to change some things in my life and now I feel I have the confidence to do that''
S.R.
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step"
— Lao-Tzu
Hello and welcome to Talk To Jo with Joanne Airey. I am a professional and experienced counsellor who helps people overcome challenges such as depression, anxiety, life choices, eating disorders, losing someone, relationship problems, stress, and many other problems. I am on the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) register and I am fully insured and I have an enhanced DBS.
If you are looking at this page you may be experiencing emotional distress or want help making sense of your feelings. You have come to the right place: safe, supportive, confidential counselling and psychotherapy on the phone/online with a qualified therapist.
Everybody has the ability to change their thoughts and change their life. Together we can explore your world and your unique experiences, and I will endeavour to be a companion on your journey to discover paths for change. I have had the honour of working with people of all ages and from all walks of life, who have come to therapy with a wide variety of personal challenges.
I offer one-off, short-term, long-term and open-ended counselling. Sessions are 50 minutes long. My promise to you is to put every effort into understanding you and your world, and the things you are experiencing, or have experienced, which have brought you to counselling.
What is counselling and psychotherapy?
Counselling is professional help for personal issues in a safe and confidential environment. Counsellors respect clients and work ethically: they don't judge or give advice. Counselling gives people a chance to feel heard and understood, and can facilitate changes to make your life better. Psychotherapy is when we explore past experiences and look back at your personal history to try to get to the root of problems. I find this can work wonders with most people. You are not obliged to talk about anything you do not wish to talk about.
People come to counselling for many different reasons, some of which include: depression, anxiety, relationship issues, loss, low self-esteem, health concerns, lack of motivation, feeling judged, work problems, stress and other things too.
Some issues may be long-standing or reoccurring, and others may be new. Counselling and psychotherapy can help with any of these.
How can counselling help?
Counselling can help by:
- Encouraging you to be your REAL self. It can feel difficult to be authentic sometimes (or all the time!) if we feel judged/pressured or there are expectations put on us. This can lead us to put on a 'mask' for others. This can lead to complicated feelings, bury feelings deeply and even put us on a path in life that we aren't happy to be on. How nice would it be to just BE yourself?!
- Encourage you to connect to, label, and really feel what you are FEELING. Why? Because it helps us to know ourselves better, and explore things at a deeper level. It also links to the above point! ''Know thyself''.
- It can be transformative for a counsellor to reflect back to you what you are saying - this works in two ways: 1) sometimes saying things out loud has a exceptionally strong impact and can help process things in a new way 2) it can help put things in perspective.
- You may not have somebody in your life that you feel you can confide in about what you think/how you feel, or somebody to 'check-in' with you on a weekly basis, so counselling can provide this also.
- Helping you invest in yourself. We are all worth it!
