Joanna Griffin

In person appointments are full until December '25 at the earliest

I am a fully registered and accredited psychotherapist with twenty years of clinical experience.

I work with individuals, couples and groups.

My approach is dialogical, collaborative and philosophical in nature; a conversation about things that really matter.

Psychotherapy is an opportunity for you to articulate, in a confidential and non-judgmental space where you will be treated with honesty, respect and compassion, the circumstances you are struggling with and explore the possible courses of action that may be available to you, considering mindfully the consequences that each gives rise to.

The therapeutic process can help you to understand your unique way of being in the world, the forces that have shaped your life, and how, with time, you might come to take up a new relationship with yourself, others, and your world.

Trauma, great or small, causes us to rearrange ourselves around the event(s), or person(s), that caused us harm. The impact is not only on our thoughts and behaviours but also on our physiology. Accordingly I pay particular care and attention to your nervous system responses, with the intention of helping you to foster a capacity for self-regulation, vital for restoring (or discovering) an experience of safety in your body and your felt sense of the world.

I work with people facing a wide range of concerns including eating disorders, addictions, anxiety and depression and those navigating relationship difficulties, bereavement or neurodiversity. I also support those experiencing a less definable sense of struggle or stuck-ness and those seeking deeper self-understanding or life purpose.

An overarching aim of my work is the cultivation of self-knowledge and self-compassion, and the nurturing of a mindset of lifelong learning and meaning-making, which will continue to benefit you after the therapeutic work itself ends.

I work with clients throughout the UK and internationally, largely in my online clinic, with some spaces available in-person in Bristol.

Sessions are fifty minutes unless otherwise agreed, and typically weekly, though sometimes more frequently depending on your needs.

I completed my Post Graduate training at Regent's University London in Integrative Psychotherapy, a modality of talking therapy which integrates the theories and methodologies of psychodynamic, humanistic, cognitive-behavioural and existential-phenomenological psychotherapy in ways that meet the individual needs of different clients.

I am also a certified specialist in Grief and Loss Counselling (Cruse Bereavement UK), Eating Disorder Therapy (NCFED & CREDO) and Couples and Relationship Counselling (COSRT).

I'm currently training in Bodydreaming with Marian Dunlea and BodySoul Europe. Bodydreaming is a powerful, research-driven, approach to working with trauma (with a focus on the regulation of the nervous system) within the framework of talking therapy.

Prior to establishing my private practice, I worked in the field of residential addiction and eating disorder treatment, in the UK and internationally.

I am registered with and accredited by the Â鶹ԭ´´ and abide by their ethical framework. I undertake regular clinical supervision and extensive CPD (continuing professional development) to ensure that I maintain the highest standards of clinical practice and ethical conduct.

I conduct online sessions via Zoom from a private, confidential home office. All sessions are strictly confidential and I work in accordance with GDPR regulations and Â鶹ԭ´´ ethical guidelines regarding data protection and privacy.

I welcome and value diversity in all its forms and strive to ensure equity, non-discrimination and inclusivity.

Subject to availability I offer an introductory telephone call or Zoom session - free of charge - in which we can discuss your particular needs, I can answer any questions you may have, and most importantly you can get a sense of what working with me will be like.