Johanna Skillen, BACP

Johanna Skillen is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, with five years of experience in practice in the United Kingdom. She offers calm, clear support for people facing hard moments and big transitions. Her approach aims to make starting therapy feel manageable and straightforward.

She helps people who are navigating stress and anxiety, and those coping with grief or depression. She also works with issues around trauma and abuse, and supports people who want to build self-esteem, confidence and self-love. Johanna pays attention to how control issues affect daily life and decision making.

In sessions she creates an open, non-judgemental space for people to speak honestly about thoughts and feelings. Conversations are led by the client’s concerns and pace, with practical steps as needed. She combines person-centred ways of listening with techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy to make sense of patterns and try small changes.

Johanna focuses on realistic goals. That can mean planning different responses to anxiety, learning ways to manage low mood, or working through grief at a steady pace. She encourages small experiments between sessions so people can test what helps.

The work is collaborative and paced to each person. If you want to explore whether she might be a fit, check the booking steps and choose a time to begin.

How Johanna uses Client-Centred and CBT online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The counsellor follows the person’s lead, reflecting feelings and helping them feel heard. This can help when someone needs space to make sense of grief, loss or ongoing stress.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses clear steps and experiments to test new ways of thinking and behaving. CBT can be useful for anxious thinking, low mood and unhelpful habits.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Johanna will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and together decide whether a person-centred style, CBT techniques, or a mix is most helpful. This is a collaborative process that can change as therapy progresses.

If you are interested in online sessions, please confirm the available session formats before booking as the biography does not specify formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around everyday life. It can reduce travel, allow shorter check-ins during a busy day, and make it simpler to attend from different locations when quieter surroundings are possible.