Joan Jarrett

I have flexible availability Tuesday to Friday 8am till 5pm.

I aim to raise awareness of thoughts, feelings, behaviours and bodily sensations. This is done through authentic connection and curiosity, inviting you to bring your awareness to what you are experiencing in the present moment, accepting the feelings and allowing them to be present and experienced fully.

Sometimes feelings can be too difficult to feel or to express, so I may invite you to work with objects, such as pebbles, shells or other objects (including Lego and trains) in order to develop a gradual gentle connection. Depending on an individual's interest or preference, we can use film characters, song lyrics, poetry, dreams, photographs or art materials.

I am a qualified Humanistic Gestalt counsellor which means that I work with you to help you be curious, find new perspectives and make meaning of your experiences. I provide traditional talking therapy, and can also use creative ways to explore thoughts, feelings, behaviours and relationships. My role is not to provide advice, but to help you explore and discover solutions to manage transitions.

I offer a free 30 minute online or telephone initial consultation to determine our compatibility.

If you have never been for counselling before there can be some anxiety about what will happen. In our first session there will be some paperwork to complete including contact details, what you would like to discuss and a contract to agree our working partnership. 

After that you can use the time to discuss what you would like to, while I listen and support you. I may invite you to explore aspects of what you bring up, but you are in control of how we work together.

I will inform you when we are coming towards the end of the session so that we have time to bring things to a close comfortably and make a plan for the following session before you return to your daily life.

I can provide photos of the building and counselling room for reference.