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- Attachment work
- Solution-focused steps
- Motivational techniques
About Joyce
BACP accredited counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 11 years of practice experience, Joyce Akpogheneta works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and relationship and family concerns. She also addresses grief, parenting strain, anger, depression and coping with life changes. Joyce uses Attachment-Based, Client-Centred, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic and Solution-Focused approaches in her practice.
Joyce sees people who are struggling with the aftermath of trauma and long-standing stress. She helps clients understand how patterns from early relationships affect current feelings and reactions. Sessions focus on identifying strengths that the client already has and using those strengths to manage difficult moments.
Her work often involves talking through painful memories, noticing how relationships shape behaviour, and setting small, achievable goals. Joyce uses motivational techniques to help people find reasons to change and solution-focused steps to begin that change. Psychodynamic ideas are used to look at repeating patterns that cause distress.
Joyce also pays attention to cultural and social factors that add to stress, such as prejudice and discrimination. She can support people dealing with attachment difficulties, blended family issues, dissociation, domestic violence histories, guilt and shame, and self-harm concerns. Seasonal Affective Disorder and young adult challenges are included among her focus areas.
Sessions are conducted in English and Joyce accepts international clients. Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session via the See online therapy options button.
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How her approaches work in online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current feelings and reactions. Online sessions using this approach help people notice patterns in their relationships and practice different ways of connecting with others. Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s experience at the centre and uses listening and reflection to make sense of feelings; this can help with anxiety, low self-esteem and grief. Motivational Interviewing focuses on identifying personal reasons for change and building small, practical steps toward those goals. It often supports people facing ambivalence about change.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss needs, goals and preferences and decide collaboratively which methods to use. That discussion continues and the plan can shift as progress is made.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also support continuity of care for people who move or travel. Registered or accredited professionals can explain which format suits the practicalities of a client’s life during the initial matching and booking steps.
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Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
11+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What issues does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting strain, anger and depression among other issues.
Which therapeutic approaches does she use?
Her practice uses Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years of therapeutic and professional experience.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is accredited by the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients.
How are sessions priced and paid for?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to start?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.