Counsellor profile
Jo Botten, BACP
Based in United Kingdom · 5 years of experience
Counsellor for stress, relationships and trauma
Continue with JoAt a glance
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom (389803)
- Qualifications
- BACP
- Experience
- 5 years
- Languages
- English
- Based in
- United Kingdom
Details come from information Jo supplied to BetterHelp.
- stress and anxiety
- relationship and family
- trauma and abuse
About Jo
BACP. Five years’ experience providing clinical psychotherapeutic counselling. Jo Botten helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem. She also focuses on issues such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, communication problems, control issues, and feelings of isolation.
Jo trained with a Master’s degree in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapeutic Counselling from the University of Cambridge. She previously spent four years providing therapeutic mentoring and has five years delivering clinical counselling sessions. Her background includes work with suicidal ideation and self-harm.
Her way of working is integrative and person-centred. That means she draws on a range of evidence-based techniques while keeping the person’s experience central. Sessions involve listening, reflection and practical ways to manage distress and difficult feelings.
People can expect both short-term and longer-term work depending on need. Jo aims to help clients identify and use their existing strengths while addressing the problems that are causing them the most harm in daily life.
She offers counselling in English and accepts international clients. Costs vary with location and are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, choose the online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Approaches used in online counselling and what they do
Her stated approach is integrative and person-centred, which means she uses several evidence-based techniques and keeps the client’s experience central. Person-centred work focuses on listening and reflection to help people make sense of their feelings and choices; it suits those who want a conversational, client-led style.She also draws on practical, evidence-informed strategies to manage symptoms such as anxiety and panic. These techniques typically include breathing and grounding methods, activity planning and simple cognitive strategies to reduce unhelpful thinking patterns and calm intense states.
Choosing a therapeutic approach is part of the work and will be decided together. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped before, and then agree a way of working that fits the person’s needs.
Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into daily life, such as keeping appointments around work or caring responsibilities and avoiding travel time. Confirm the specific session formats available before booking, as they are not listed in the profile. Many people find remote sessions useful for regular check-ins, shorter practical reviews, or full-length counselling sessions.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem concerns, plus related issues such as attachment and body image.
What is her counselling approach?
Her approach is integrative and person-centred, drawing on evidence-based techniques while centring the person’s experience and choices.
How long has she worked as a counsellor?
She has five years of clinical psychotherapeutic counselling experience and four years of prior therapeutic mentoring work.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is BACP and trained with a Master’s degree in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapeutic Counselling from the University of Cambridge; she practices from the United Kingdom.
Can I see her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the profile.
How are fees charged?
Costs vary with location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start counselling with her?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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