Joelma Dos Santos, BACP

Joelma Dos Santos is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) with three years of professional experience. She works with people who feel stuck by stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, low mood or major life changes. Joelma speaks English and Portuguese and accepts clients across the United Kingdom and internationally.

Her approach is practical and tailored. She listens first, then helps people set small, manageable goals. Sessions focus on the problems you bring and on ways to make day-to-day life easier. She aims for clear, steady progress rather than quick fixes.

Joelma draws on existential ideas to help people clarify what matters to them. She uses mindfulness exercises to reduce overwhelm and calm anxiety. She also brings psychodynamic thinking to understand repeated patterns and their origins.

People come to her for a mix of issues - from relationship wounds and attachment concerns to caregiver stress, guilt, shame and problems with money or career direction. She also supports those dealing with postpartum depression, hoarding, isolation and the fallout of narcissistic relationships.

In sessions Joelma adapts her style to each person. Some people want focused practical tools while others prefer to look deeper at life stories and feelings. She offers video, phone, chat and messaging options so people can choose what fits their routine and needs.

Therapeutic approaches for online counselling

Existential Therapy helps people examine what matters most in their lives and decide how to live with more intention. It can be useful when major life changes, uncertainty or questions about purpose are causing distress.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce anxiety and manage strong emotions. These techniques are practical and can be used between sessions to steady mood and lower stress.

Psychodynamic Therapy looks at repeating patterns in relationships and feelings. It helps people understand where those patterns come from so they can make different choices in the present.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Joelma collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs and preferences. She checks in and adjusts the plan as things change, so sessions stay relevant and useful.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls let people see and hear one another for a fuller conversation. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit brief check-ins into a lunch break or to keep therapy going between sessions. Together these options increase flexibility and make it simpler to keep regular contact with a therapist.