Jo Box Counselling
Helping through life’s challenges and empowering people to ‘Think Outside the Box’
What is counselling?
Counselling is a talking therapy which offers time just for yourself. Sessions are conducted in a calm, safe and non-judgemental environment enabling people to reflect, discuss and explore feelings and emotions.
Therapy offers the tools to enable individuals to find wide ranges of understanding when dealing with emotional and psychological problems, within a private, empathic and confidential manner.
Every person is different and will experience thoughts, feelings and events in different ways. A Counsellor will not give advice, direction or make decisions for you, they will support you in developing your own thoughts and solutions whilst accepting you as you are.
Starting Counselling, and the ongoing Counselling journey, can take courage and at times take you through some painful experiences and memories. However, for most people it proves to be a powerful and empowering step towards personal growth and healing with someone who really listens.
What are the benefits of counselling?
The benefits of Counselling provides help and support towards effective change whilst enhancing wellbeing, confidence and realistic goal setting for improved quality of life. Counselling can offer relief from anxiety, depression, grief etc along with building increased resilience, confidence, self-esteem, effective stress management and improved problem solving. What you talk about is entirely up to you.
Children and Young People Services
When your Child / Young Person is struggling with their Mental Health you can feel completely powerless at times and often trying to get support can feel like an uphill battle.
Jo is a fully qualified and experienced Children and Young Peoples Counsellor who values the importance of building a trusting therapeutic relationship for positive outcomes.
Specialised age-appropriate techniques, interventions and strategies are implemented to make your child or young person feel at ease.
Jo provides a caring and protective environment in which people feel comfortable and relaxed to share their thoughts and feelings around many issues or areas, which may include:
- Generalised Anxiety
- Health Anxiety
- Social Anxiety
- Low Mood
- Panic disorder
- Depression
- Grief and Loss
- Anger Management
- Self-harm and Suicidal thoughts
- Trauma
- ACE’s
- Attachment
- Emotional Regulation
- Gender Identity
- Sexuality
- Peer Issues
- Eating disorders
- Family Issues
Adult Services
Counselling offers opportunities for personal growth and wellbeing for every individual within a non – stigmatising environment. Jo communicates the importance and values of core conditions within her practice:
- Empathy
- Unconditional Positive Regard
- Congruence
- Integrity
Therapy is an important chapter of peoples lives. Therefore, it is of the highest importance to Jo that people have a positive experience. Therapeutic relationships are nurtured during sessions to ensure every individual feels comfortable and at ease.
Integrative Therapy
An Integrative Therapist believes there isn’t just one single therapeutic approach to help clients in all situations.
Jo will consider you as an individual along with your circumstances and use elements of different approaches to help you to cope and explore problems.
Integrative Therapy may adopt elements of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Psychodynamic, Person- Centred and many more. The various approaches examine thoughts, feelings and behaviours to help clients to self-actualise unhelpful thinking and behaviours.
Integrative Therapy can help with a range of short and long terms issues, including
- PTSD
- Grief and loss
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Low mood
- Trauma
- Childhood trauma
- Anger management
- Drug and alcohol misuse
- Addiction
- Eating disorders
- Phobias
- Relationship breakdowns
- Attachment styles
- and many more
About Jo
Hello, my name is Joanne. Thank you for taking the time to read my website as this means you have already taken the first steps towards improving your wellbeing and mindfulness.
I am an Integrative Counsellor meaning that I use skills and techniques from various theories. Every client is different and will experience their own therapeutic journey in their own way.
I have gained various qualifications to enable my practice along with being a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and work within the Ethical framework.
- Bachelors’ honours degree in Counselling, BSc (Hons) First Class
- Counselling Degree Distinction
- Diploma in Counselling
- Diploma in Psychology
- Diploma in Criminology
- Diploma in working with Children and Young People
- Diploma in Inner Child Skills
- Domestic Abuse Champion
- Certificate in working with Mental Health – Adults
- Certificate in Mental Health with Children and Young People
- Safeguarding
- ZSA Suicide Awareness Training – Supporting Autistic People
- And many more…….
I continue to take part in regular training and CPD to enhance my practice as I feel this is paramount to promote professional practice.
Finding the right Counsellor is an important step in your journey. Therefore, my free initial consultation is an opportunity for you to decide if I am the right person for you, and to ask any questions you may have.
If you feel you would prefer to text or email, please do so and I will reply as soon as possible.
I am based at 19 Wilson Patten, Meeting and Therapy Rooms Warrington.
07907097479
Types of Counselling offered
Face to face
Telephone
Teams
Walk and Talk Therapy (Weather / location permitting)
If you’re feeling overwhelmed and need someone to talk to, I’m here to listen – reach out today for support.
07907 097479