Joanne Saulter, BACP

Joanne Saulter uses a person-centred approach to counselling and psychotherapy. She focuses on listening closely and helping people untangle what feels overwhelming. Joanne aims to create a calm space where clients can talk through what matters and set realistic goals for change.

Joanne holds BACP accreditation, which she uses alongside several therapeutic methods to suit different needs. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based work, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Emotionally-Focused techniques, and client-centred principles. These approaches shape practical work on stress, anxiety, trauma, depression and grief.

She has five years of practice supporting adults and young people. Her background includes work with carers and adults on the autism spectrum. Joanne also brings experience helping people facing parenting strains, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating and body image issues, anger, low self-esteem, and workplace or career stress.

Joanne is comfortable integrating faith into sessions when a client wants that perspective. She will never impose beliefs and always follows the client’s lead on spiritual or religious themes. This makes room for people from many backgrounds to be heard and respected.

Practical matters are kept simple. Joanne offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. She works collaboratively to help people make small, manageable changes that add up to better day-to-day life.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose small actions that connect with what matters. It is useful for anxiety, depression and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early bonds shape current reactions, which can be helpful for intimacy, grief and relationship-related worries.

Choosing the right method is part of the work. Joanne will talk with each person about their needs and goals and suggest approaches that fit. Decisions are made together and can change as therapy progresses so the focus stays useful and relevant.

Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone conversations, live chat or text messaging to suit different rhythms of life. Video is good for face-to-face conversation, phone works when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit a quick check-in, and messaging lets people reflect in writing between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and other daily demands while keeping the emphasis on practical, collaborative therapeutic work.