Joanne Sage, BACP
10 years in practice
Joanne Sage is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, low self-esteem and depression.
License and registration
- BACP
- 379241 · expires September 2026
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Joanne
Joanne Sage is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, low self-esteem and depression. She supports those coping with life changes, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, sleep and eating issues, and work or career strain. Joanne also works with people affected by ADHD, bipolar disorder and compassion fatigue, among other difficulties.
She practises in the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation, bringing around ten years of professional therapy experience.
Background and approach
Joanne draws on a range of approaches to meet each person’s needs rather than using a single method. In sessions she encourages honest, plainspoken conversation. Joanne aims to create a non-judgemental space where thoughts and feelings can be shared and explored.
She prioritises building trust and helping people make practical changes they can use outside sessions. Her background includes roles with mental health charities and organisations, and a independent practice alongside that work. Joanne uses techniques that look at family patterns and how past events influence current behaviour.
She also pays attention to how stress and trauma can affect the body. Joanne sets practical goals with each person and works on skills such as distress tolerance, boundary setting and resilience. Mindfulness practices are offered for ongoing self-care, and sessions are adapted to what an individual finds most helpful.
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 counseling
- 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
Approaches Joanne names
- Existential Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Online support
Therapeutic approaches available online and what they do
Existential therapy helps people look at what matters most in their life and how they want to live. It encourages honest reflection about meaning, choice and responsibility when facing difficult changes or uncertainty.Attachment-based work focuses on patterns that come from early relationships and how these still shape feelings and behaviour today. It can help with trust, communication and repeating unhelpful relationship patterns.
Client-centred therapy places the person at the heart of the sessions and uses empathic listening to support self-understanding. This approach suits people who want a supportive space to find their own answers and build confidence.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and then use methods that fit. That collaboration means plans can change as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a work break, and messaging can help with shorter check-ins or those who prefer writing. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into everyday life.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Joanne address in therapy?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression, plus relationship and intimacy-related issues and addictions.
What is her style of therapy like?
She offers a compassionate, plainspoken approach that focuses on building trust and practical skills. Sessions aim to be non-judgemental and tailored to each person's needs.
What experience does she bring to her work?
Joanne has about ten years of professional therapy experience and wider time working in mental health roles with charities and services.
Which credentials and location apply?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she offer online?
Joanne provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging as formats for online work.
How are costs and payments handled?
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