About Joanna
Joanna Klekotko is a counsellor with 15 years of experience. She helps people who are struggling with anxiety, low mood, relationship problems, addiction and other life stresses. Joanna supports adults through both short-term counselling and longer-term psychotherapy.
She works in the United Kingdom and communicates in English and Polish. Joanna uses a mix of well established approaches to match what each person needs. She often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to address unhelpful thinking and build practical coping skills.
Background and approach
Attachment-based and emotionally focused ideas guide work around relationships, while a person-centred stance keeps the client’s own goals at the centre. Her sessions start by looking at the main problems and what the person hopes to achieve. Joanna aims to help clients get in touch with their emotions, values and strengths, and to find small, realistic changes that make life easier.
She also works with couples and supports people through grief, identity issues and parenting challenges. Joanna describes therapy as a collaborative process. She tailors the length and style of work to each person’s needs and circumstances.
Her background includes psychological practice across different settings, and she is registered with BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. People can expect a straightforward, calm approach and practical tools alongside reflective conversation. Joanna encourages clients to notice what matters to them and develop ways to live in line with those values.
What Joanna works with
Everything Joanna lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Joanna is listed here; the rest shows what else Joanna works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Joanna lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Joanna’s approaches translate to online therapy
Joanna commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her work. ACT helps people clarify what matters to them and to take committed steps towards those values, which can be useful for anxiety, depression and life transitions. CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing practical changes in behaviour to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Joanna will work with each client to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences. This is a collaborative conversation and plans can change as the work develops.
The original biography notes she works in person and via online video sessions, but readers should confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also permits working with people who live some distance away or internationally. The therapist and client can discuss session length and frequency to match practical needs and therapeutic aims.
Questions people ask about Joanna
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Joanna works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, addictions and a wide range of other concerns such as grief, trauma, self-esteem and body image.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She combines person-centred listening with practical tools from CBT and ACT, and uses attachment and emotionally focused ideas for relationship work.
How long has she been practising?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working therapeutically with adults and couples.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English and Polish.
Are international clients accepted?
Yes, she does accept international clients.
How are sessions arranged and what formats are offered?
The original biography mentions in-person work and online video sessions; please confirm current session formats with Joanna before booking.
What does therapy cost and how are payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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