Jo-Anna Andree

Fees:

Individual £50

Couples/Relationship £80.

Sessions last fifty minutes.  

Longer sessions are available pro rata for clients who find 50 mins isn't long enough or prefer to attend every other week or once a month. This can be arranged after our initial session. 

Hello. I am an Integrative Psychotherapeutic Counsellor. I work with individual clients, couples and relationship dynamics.

My contemporary working model evolved from overlapping and interlocking concepts from specific schools of therapy, blended with new insights from neuroscience, mindfulness and trauma based research. Some approaches in my repertoire are;

The Person Centred theory underpins the foundation of my working model. I believe the client is the best expert of themselves. Clients are treated with unconditional positive regards at all times.

Transactional Analysis, a psychoanalytic method based on personality and relationships whereby social interaction and interpersonal communication are studied to determine the ego state of the communicator as a basis for understanding and modifying communication styles and behavioural patterns. 

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, helps clients identify and challenge unhelpful thoughts through collaboration and active participation. This goal orientated and solution focused practice helps clients develop coping skills to change and better manage their problematic thinking, behaviour and emotions. 

Psycho-drama uses role play exercises to help clients communicate with others and develop strategies and skills to deal with social situations they dread or avoid. Clients overcome anxieties and fears and build confidence to achieve their goals.

The psycho-dynamic approach promotes an understanding of emotions and unconscious patterns of behaviour by focusing on the psychological roots of emotional suffering. Clients develop self-awareness and make more useful life choices.    

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy techniques build skill sets to help manage painful or distressing emotions and decrease relational conflict. Clients learn emotional regulation and how to validate themselves and others.    

My relationship working model includes Systems theory, The Gottman Method, Communication Management and Meaning and Imago Dialogue.    

My culturally sensitive therapeutic practice accomodates societies complexities. I establishing trust by building a rapport and create a context for understanding individual clients, couples and relationship dynamics.

The qualities of caring, acceptance and respect create the safe context necessary for your stories, cares and concerns to unfold. I listen and respond in a way that focuses on ideas of meanings rather than content alone. 

I am an accepting down to earth person. A professional who doesn't use 'jargon.' The techniques, methods and schools of therapy I employ are robustly tried and tested and provide affective therapeutic outcomes.

I am qualified and have experience working with a wide range of life events, experiences and issues; developing emotional regulation, living a healthy lifestyle, working through and understanding depression, anxiety and personality disorders, assertiveness training and support during stress, traumatic experiences, health challenges and bereavement.

Maybe you are in an unhealthy relationship and need to explore whether to leave or stay. Have you left a toxic relationship and need help to process the experience, heal and reconnect with yourself. 

Are you an adult child of an immature, toxic or narcissistic parent and its affecting your quality of life and relationships, including your relationship with yourself.

People often need support during a  challenging season or event. Maybe you need to make a decision  or a change and you're not sure what to do.

Do you want to increase your self confidence, self awareness or self esteem or gain a deeper connection and understanding of your authentic self?

I have undertaken extensive and robust post graduation training at The Family Centre of Systemic Studies in Newport to be qualified to work with couples and relationship dynamics.

Initial individual consultations last up to 50 minutes. Clients can leave at anytime before the end of the session.

lnitial couple/relationship consultations last up to 1 hour and 15 minutes. Clients can leave at any time prior to this.

Longer sessions are available pro-rata for individual and couple/relationship clients. We can discuss this during the initial consultation or at any time afterwards. 

My contract and intake form  will be emailed to you after the first consultation is booked. 

The documents must be completed, signed and brought to the initial consultation or returned digitally the day before.

When we meet a short space is provided for introductions and the general  'housekeeping' process. I will ask if you have any questions regarding the counselling before the therapy begins. This is usually a nice ice breaker to settle any nerves.

Please note: 'housekeeping' procedures PAYMENTS and CONTRACT signing MUST take place BEFORE any therapy can  commence.

l do my best to keep you informed and comfortable throughout the whole process and our time working together.