- Codependency-aware
- Trauma-informed
- Mindfulness-based
About Wendy
Wendy Joseph BACP brings a calm, pragmatic approach to counselling. She combines humanistic and psychodynamic ideas with practical tools to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationships and codependency. Her background in nursing and public health shapes a grounded way of working. Sessions aim to build self-awareness, improve coping, and make everyday life easier.
Wendy has 16 years of professional experience and a long history in mental health nursing. She also holds a Master of Science with distinction in Public Health and a BSc (Hons) in Psychology. Her work has contributed to published research on autism, domestic violence and dementia risk prediction.
Her style is relaxed and flexible, taking the client's lead while offering structured programmes when useful. These include attachment style work, executive functioning, emotional regulation, addiction-related programmes, ADHD coaching, self-compassion, anxiety management and relationship repair. She uses evidence-informed tools alongside a compassionate listening stance.
Wendy draws on attachment-based ideas and client-centred ways of listening, plus mindfulness and some Gottman Method principles for relationship work. She also integrates somatic and polyvagal-informed perspectives when trauma and stress responses are present. Practical exercises and validated self-report measures may be suggested to track progress.
She describes her approach as collaborative and tailored. Recommendations often include reading links and exercises to practise between sessions. People contact her for help with grief, sleep problems, workplace stress, addictions, and coping with life changes.
How her approaches translate to online work
Wendy often uses attachment-based ideas and client-centred therapy in her work. Attachment-based work looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people understand how early connections affect current behaviour. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening, acceptance and following the client's pace to help build self-awareness and choice.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Wendy will work collaboratively to identify which methods fit a person's goals and preferences. That might mean starting with listening and practical coping skills, then introducing structured programmes such as emotional regulation or relationship repair if they seem useful.
Please confirm the current session formats before booking, as specific options are not listed here. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time and allowing sessions during a lunch break or after work. It can also enable different ways of working, such as shorter check-ins or focusing on written exercises between meetings, depending on what suits the client.
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Experience
16+ years
Credentials
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Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with anxiety, depression, stress, relationship difficulties and codependency among other concerns. Additional areas include grief, sleep problems, addictions and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is relaxed and client-led, blending client-centred listening with structured programmes when helpful. She may suggest practical exercises and mindfulness techniques to use between sessions.
What experience does she bring?
Wendy has 16 years of experience and a long history as a mental health nurse. She has also published research on autism, domestic violence and dementia risk prediction.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.