Joanna is a fully qualified and BABCP-accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT), offering face-to-face CBT therapy at Jesmond Therapy Centre.
Joanna has experience supporting adults with a range of mental health difficulties, including depression, generalised anxiety, social anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), body dysmorphic disorder, panic disorder, health anxiety and eating disorders.
Before qualifying as a CBT therapist, Joanna worked for a number of years as a Dietitian. Her experience of the close relationship between physical and psychological wellbeing led her to undertake further specialist qualifications in CBT. This combined experience helps inform her understanding of complex mental health difficulties and enables her to provide tailored, client-centred care.
Joanna has eight years of clinical experience within the NHS and also provides private CBT therapy at Jesmond Therapy Centre.
CBT is an active and collaborative form of therapy which focuses primarily on difficulties affecting you in the here and now. It can help you identify unhelpful patterns of thinking and behaviour, understand how these may be maintaining difficulties, and develop practical strategies to make positive changes.
Joanna understands that seeking support for mental health difficulties can feel challenging, particularly at the beginning of therapy. She aims to provide a safe and supportive space where you can explore your current concerns and work collaboratively towards achievable and realistic goals, with the aim of improving your wellbeing and quality of life.
Professional Qualifications and Experience
Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders
BABCP-accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist
HCPC-registered Advanced Dietitian specialising in Eating Disorders in both inpatient and outpatient settings
BSc (Hons) Dietetics
Eight years of NHS clinical experience
CPD / Training
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy AN-20 – April 2026
Nutrition and Binge Eating Disorder – March 2025
Autism and Eating Disorders – January 2025
Eating Disorder Services for Adults Whole Team Training Programme – 2022
Professional Memberships
Accredited Member of the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)
Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Full Member of the British Dietetic Association (BDA)
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This workshop introduces participants to a range of evidence-informed techniques, psychological insights and interventions drawn from compassion- and mindfulness-based approaches
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A 3 weekend CPD course created specifically for trained and experienced therapists, seeking to add the theory and knowledge of relationship and couple counselling to their existing skill set. The 2025 programme has been updated and includes new material.
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