Jo Botten

Jo Botten is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain and separation. She works with individuals dealing with family conflict, trauma and abuse, and people struggling with self‑esteem and isolation. Jo offers a calm, accepting presence and aims to help clients find clearer ways forward during difficult times.

Jo has a Master of Studies in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapeutic Counselling from the University of Cambridge and holds BACP accreditation. Her background includes nine years of professional work, with five years providing clinical psychotherapeutic counselling and four years offering therapeutic mentoring. This blend of experience shapes a practical, steady approach to therapy.

In sessions Jo follows an integrative, person‑centred style. That means she puts the person’s experience first and adapts methods to suit each individual. She aims to build a warm, non‑judgemental working relationship and to help people draw on their own strengths.

People come to Jo for many concerns beyond separation, including attachment worries, abandonment, body image, caregiver stress, chronic pain and mood problems. She has experience supporting those affected by suicidal ideation and self‑harm, and she works with panic and other anxiety presentations.

Jo accepts international clients and conducts work from the United Kingdom. She asks people to use the site’s Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and to schedule sessions according to her availability. Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How different approaches can help online

Jo describes her work as integrative and person‑centred. Person‑centred therapy focuses on listening closely and helping people make sense of their own experience. It helps when someone needs time to be heard and valued while sorting through emotional reactions. Integrative work means Jo blends different evidence‑based techniques to suit the person in front of her. That could mean using focused tools for anxiety one week and a reflective, relational approach the next, depending on what helps most.

Finding the right method is part of the work. Jo will discuss options with each person and decide together what fits their goals and life situation. The process is collaborative and flexible, with adjustments made as progress and needs become clearer.

If you are considering online therapy, check the available session formats before booking as the biography does not list formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check‑ins when that's useful. It can also mean quieter, lower‑bandwidth options are chosen when that suits a person's routine. Registered or accredited professionals can tailor the approach so online sessions remain practical and focused on real change.