Counsellor profile
Joanna Gallacher, BACP, NCPS
Counsellor - family and relationship concerns
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- Grief support
- Stress and anxiety
- Depression support
About Joanna
Joanna Gallacher is a counsellor registered with BACP and NCPS with eight years of practice in the United Kingdom. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, bereavement and depression. Her focus includes relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, and workplace-related distress.
Joanna offers a straightforward, talk-based approach. She aims to make it easier to name what feels heavy and to sort out the next small steps. Sessions are a place to speak about grief, anger, low self-esteem, bipolar mood challenges and compassion fatigue without pressure to perform.
Her work also covers life transitions such as midlife change, pregnancy and childbirth, and questions about purpose and isolation. Joanna helps people manage the practical effects of these moments, for example coping strategies for stress and ways to rebuild routines after loss.
When trauma or dissociation are part of the picture she takes a paced approach. She pays attention to safety and to whether a person needs slower, stabilising work before moving on to deeper memories or feelings. That can include practical grounding techniques and pacing conversations so they feel manageable.
Joanna also supports people dealing with ageing and geriatric issues, workplace problems, and sexual assault and abuse. She invites clear, step-by-step planning for change, and checks in regularly about what is or is not helping. To start, she asks people to describe their current problem and what they hope will be different.
Sessions are conducted in English and she works from the UK. Joanna does not take international clients. Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How sessions work
Approaches used and how online work fits
Joanna uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on talking, stabilisation and practical coping. One common strand is structured talking therapy that helps people identify unhelpful patterns and try small behavioural changes to reduce anxiety or lift mood. This method suits worries about stress, work problems and low mood.She also uses paced stabilisation work for trauma and dissociation. That involves simple grounding exercises, breathing or movement strategies, and slow, stepwise conversations before addressing difficult memories. This helps when strong feelings make it hard to think clearly or stay regulated.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Joanna will work with each person to test what helps and adjust methods based on needs, goals and preferences. She checks in about progress and whether the pace feels comfortable.
The therapist’s biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into everyday life, save travel time and allow shorter check-ins around work or childcare. It can also let someone choose a quieter moment at home for conversation or use audio-only calls when video would be difficult.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
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What kinds of issues does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression and relationship and family concerns. Additional areas include trauma, self-esteem, workplace issues and midlife change.
How would she describe her style in sessions?
She uses a talk-based, paced approach that focuses on practical steps. Conversations often include grounding strategies and checking what feels manageable.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of practice in the United Kingdom. That experience includes supporting people through bereavement, anxiety and depression.
What qualifications does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with BACP and NCPS and works from the United Kingdom. Those are the credentials listed in her profile.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time, as described in her profile.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.