Joanne Sage , BACP

Joanne Sage is a UK-based therapist who brings an integrative, trauma-informed approach to therapy, drawing on practical techniques to help people rebuild resilience and move forward with their lives. She is registered with the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and has ten years of professional experience supporting clients across a wide range of concerns.

Joanne works with issues such as stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression, relationship and intimacy difficulties, addictions, parenting challenges, eating and sleeping problems, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Her additional focus includes attachment and abandonment issues, family patterns, communication and control difficulties, chronic illness and pain, and the needs of LGBT clients.

As an integrative counsellor she adapts methods to fit each person, combining attachment-based and client-centered perspectives with cognitive and mindfulness tools so therapy meets the client where they are. She has experience in both charity and private settings, and she aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where feelings and thoughts can be explored and understood.

Joanne helps clients strengthen boundaries, build resources, and increase distress tolerance while addressing how trauma can be stored in the body. Her work often includes exploring family history, noticing intergenerational patterns, and developing practical strategies that support ongoing personal growth and emotional regulation. She offers compassionate guidance to help people discover and use their strengths as they take steps toward a more fulfilling life.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Joanne integrates several evidence-informed approaches to suit different needs. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns of connection and trust, helping clients who struggle with intimacy, abandonment fears, or repeated relationship difficulties to build more secure ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy places the client at the heart of the process, offering a supportive, non-directive space where personal insight and self-directed growth can emerge; this approach is useful for people working on self-esteem, life transitions, or emotional processing. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and practical exercises to reduce rumination and improve emotional regulation, which can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and chronic stress.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Joanne works with each person to identify goals, preferences, and how different methods may help, adjusting plans as understanding deepens so therapy remains responsive to individual needs.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can happen by video call, over the phone, via live chat, or through text-based messaging - making it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and access licensed professionals from home or other convenient locations. These options support continuity of care and allow therapists to tailor the format to what helps each client engage and progress.