Joanna Klekotko, BACP
15 years in practice
Joanna Klekotko is a counsellor who helps adults facing anxiety, stress, relationship strain and low self-esteem.
License and registration
- BACP
- 393685 · expires March 2026
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English, Polish
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Joanna
Joanna Klekotko is a counsellor who helps adults facing anxiety, stress, relationship strain and low self-esteem. She speaks English and Polish and brings 15 years of experience to each session. Joanna aims to make the first steps feel manageable for a worried parent reading on a phone.
She listens, clarifies what matters most, and helps people set simple goals for day-to-day life. Joanna uses a mix of approaches that suit the person in front of her.
Background and approach
She draws on Existential therapy to look at meaning and choice, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to work on values and action, and Attachment-based ideas to understand how past relationships affect current ones. She also uses client-centred and cognitive behavioural techniques when they match a person’s needs. Sessions begin with a clear discussion of the problems and practical aims.
Joanna explains options and together they decide whether short-term counselling or longer psychotherapy feels right. She focuses on emotion, needs, values and small steps that build emotional resilience. Her practice covers many concerns including depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, ADHD, intimacy and parenting-related strain.
Joanna also supports people facing career stress, caregiving pressure and difficult life changes. She tailors work to each person’s expectations and everyday realities. Therapy is offered online and by phone as well as in person in the United Kingdom.
Joanna works collaboratively to find a way of working that fits the client’s schedule and goals. The emphasis is on practical change and on helping people find their own direction.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Joanna lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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 names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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Online support
Approaches that shape online work and what they offer
Joanna often uses Existential therapy to help people reflect on meaning, choice and personal values when life feels uncertain or stuck. That approach helps when questions about direction, purpose or identity are causing distress.She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which focuses on identifying what matters to someone and taking small committed steps towards those values while learning to tolerate difficult thoughts and feelings. ACT is useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes.
The practical side of online work is collaborative. Joanna will discuss different approaches and together they will decide which methods fit the client’s needs, goals and preferences. Finding the right mix is part of the work rather than a fixed promise at the start.
Online sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is good for in-depth conversations and reading non-verbal cues. Phone sessions suit those who need lower bandwidth or prefer not to be on camera. Live chat or messaging can be used for brief check-ins, between-session contact or when a written format feels easier. These options make therapy more flexible and help people fit sessions into busy lives.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Joanna help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, self-esteem and a wide range of other concerns listed in her profile.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward; she listens, clarifies values and works on practical steps that suit daily life.
How much experience does she have?
Joanna has 15 years of clinical experience working with adults in psychotherapy and counselling.
What credentials and where is she based?
She is a BACP counsellor and practices in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Polish and international clients are accepted.
What session formats does she use?
Therapy is offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging.
How does the cost and subscription work?
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