A confidential space to explore the thoughts, feelings and challenges in your life
I first trained as a counsellor before completing my psychotherapy training at the Metanoia Institute, specialising in Gestalt therapy. What drew me to Gestalt was its belief that we are all naturally oriented towards wholeness, health, and well-being. By working with these innate strengths, we can move closer to our full potential. I was also inspired by its creative approach and its emphasis on the “here-and-now” relationship between therapist and client, which I have found to be a powerful foundation for meaningful change.
Alongside my private practice, which I have been running for over 30 years, I have also held senior leadership roles in charities providing low-cost or free therapeutic services. Much of this work centred on supporting people facing significant disadvantage.
Over the years I have continued to broaden and deepen my practice, particularly through training in EMDR and attachment-focused EMDR. I have also explored trauma in depth, including the neuroscience of trauma and the complex links between trauma and attachment. These perspectives continue to enrich my work and allow me to respond flexibly to the different needs of each client.
I now work exclusively in private practice, providing therapy and supervision online via Zoom. I work with adults across a broad range of issues, always aiming to offer a safe, supportive, and collaborative space in which meaningful change can take place.
Attachment-focused therapy looks at how our earliest relationships with parents or caregivers shape the way we see ourselves and connect with others. When those bonds are secure, they provide a foundation of safety and trust. But if they were disrupted or inconsistent, we may carry patterns of anxiety, avoidance, or insecurity into adult life and relationships.
In my work, I combine a Gestalt approach, which brings awareness to the “here-and-now” experience between client and therapist, with EMDR and attachment-focused EMDR. These methods together can help uncover how past experiences are still shaping the present, while also offering ways to process and release the impact of trauma. The therapeutic relationship itself becomes a safe and consistent space where new, healthier patterns of relating can emerge.
This way of working can support greater self-acceptance, emotional resilience, and the ability to form more secure and fulfilling connections with others.
*Senior Accredited supervisor, registered member of BACP
*Registered UKCP and abide by their code of ethics.
Making the decision to see a counsellor is a big step to take - but it can be a positive one. Please read on to find out more about how I could help you.
Fees and Training
Fees:
Individual counselling or psychotherapy £75
EMDR £100
Single Session Therapy - 90 minutes - £150
for individuals and couples
Insurance recognised by : Axa, Alinaz, Aviva, Vitality,
Supervision 1 hr £66. 1.5 hr £100
Training:
*Life Coaching 2000
*Brief Solution Therapy 1992
*Transcultural Counselling 1993
*Addiction Counselling 1993
*Social Work Practice Teacher 1995
*Trauma & Anxiety 2018
*Trauma & Dissassociation 2013
*Trauma and Neurobiology 2014
*Neurobiology & Psychotherapy 2019
*Psychotherapy and Shamanism 2019
*Working with Sexuality 2020
*Working Online - OU 2020
*Spirituality in Psychotherapy 2021
*Relational Psychotherapy 2021
*Avoidant Attachment 2022
*Single Session Therapy Windy Dryden 2022
*Attachment Focussed EMDR 2022
*Senior Accredited BACP Supervisor
*Registered UKCP
*Member Metanoia
Qualifications
MSc.Psychotherapy (Middlesex) (1998)
Diploma Gestalt Psychotherapy (GPTI) (1998)
Diploma in Counselling (CSCT) (1992)
Diploma Integrative Clinical Supervision
(Minster Centre) (1997)
BACP Accredited Supervisor (2010)
EMDR Level III (2008)
Certificate in Coaching (2001)
Gestalt in Organisations - 2021
Work History
Director of Services The Minster Centre
Supervisor Bristol University Counselling Service
Director Bromley Community Counselling Service
Director Time & Talents Community Centre
Director of Services The Blenheim Project
The Priory - Psychotherapist
What issues can counselling help with?
People come to me for help in a wide range of issues. Here are a few of the more common difficulties that can be supported through counselling:
Feelings of stress or anxiety
Panic attacks
Relationship problems
Grief, loss or bereavement
Problems with addiction
Trauma and post-traumatic stress
Abuse
Depression
Problems with confidence or self-esteem
Anger management
Issues relating to sexuality
Difficulties at work or in retirement
Problems with family or school life
Joanna Goodfellow is a Senior Accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP Snr.Accred.) and is a registered practitioner on the BACP Register, accredited by The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care, set up by the Department of Health (registration number 029424).
Privacy statement
I am registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ref no: ZA171717)
I will not use your data to contact you for other purposes than therapy or, unless you have asked me to do otherwise.
The contents of the sessions are confidential between us. I have my supervision, and I will not identify you through that process. I keep minimal data on you, including name, contact details, GP name and address, and any medication you may be taking. In addition, I keep short notes on each session. Should you and I discover a need to communicate with other professionals, this will usually proceed with seeking your written permission and knowledge of the issues. The exceptions to seeking your consent would be if I were concerned that there may be a possibility of harm to yourself or another, in the case of treason, or that I am obliged by law to break confidentiality.
All data is securely stored. Emails and contact numbers are stored electronically, and all are password protected. Notes of sessions are held on paper and stored in a secure locked cabinet. Once you finish working with me, I will delete electronic data. I will keep paper records.t for six years in line with contract law. I will use your phone, text or email numbers to contact you regarding appointments and reply if you get in touch with me. I can do this through secure email, which is end-to-end encrypted.
You have the right to be informed of the data I keep, and you have the right to access it. You have the right to rectify the information if you feel it is inaccurate. You have the right to erase the data and restrict the data processing. I will not process your data in any way. You have the right to transfer the data to another organisation or therapist, and you have the right to object to the content.
You have the right to ask for your data to be handed back or to view them, and I will respond to such a request within one month. There is no fee for this. Should there be any data breach, I am obliged to inform Information Commissioners Office.
Get in touch
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions You can also call me on 07973784898 if you would prefer to leave a message or speak to me first.
©2021 Joanna Goodfellow
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