Joanna Devereaux

Joanna is an MBACP (Snr.Accred)  - British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - Counsellor/Psychotherapist, and has been in Practice since 1995. Joanna is also a Clincal Supervisor.

She has trained in a variety of approaches, Person Centred being her core training, PC Expressive Therapy - with the superb Dr. Natalie Rogers, CBT, Hypnotherapy, EMDR, Trauma and Trauma Incident Response, TRiM,  and of course The Havening Techniques, with Dr Steven and Ron Ruden - two amaing individuals who just want to heal the world, and are!  Havening has made a significant difference to her practice . She says "A Counsellor/Psychotherapist never actually stops training!". 

Anxiety/Stress, Bereavement and Trauma are her specialist areas of interest, an holistic approach is vital, she believes. People can heal. 

Neuroscience, and particularly Havening Techniques, inform and inspire her, as she continues to share new methods of supporting people, with associates and clients alike.  Aiding Mental Health Wellness and Holistic Wellness, to provide choice and understanding, which can enable clients to discover the possibilities for a better way of living, through their amazing brain. 

Her breadth of experience has been attained within the diversity of her work, and with different client groups, also being privileged to have taught counselling studies, sharing knowledge, training colleagues and watching others grow. 

Her extensive work over the last 20 years, with the largest Employee Assistance Provider in the UK, as a Counsellor and Critical Incident Trauma Responder, Manager, and for the past 3 years (2023), as Clinical Lead for the company - Care First, has allowed her to harness a wealth of experience, working with NHS and many high performing commercial organisations to support their people.  She continues to embrace all the trauma techniques she has had the privilege to learn, to prevent post trauma from lasting longer than it needs to, and to allow healing to commence.  

She continues to run a Private Practice, working online via Zoom and via telephone, which began during the pandemic.  Helping others, whilst staying safe, supporting her clients towards better health and psychological well-being. 

Joanna feels humbled to be able to offer the remarkable Havening Techniques, to her remarkable clients. Please see her contact details below. We are here to help and support each other as the world changes, challenges us, and provides us all with lessons to continue to be the best humans we can be, in this beautiful world we have been given.