About us
Joanna is a fully qualified Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist and ISST Advanced Schema Therapist, offering private therapy in Sevenoaks, Kent, and online. With experience in NHS services, including IAPT and insomnia treatments, she is dedicated to helping individuals improve their mental health.
Her clients value her warm, compassionate, and practical approach. Joanna believes that everyone has the potential to overcome challenges, and works collaboratively with clients to help them lead richer, more fulfilling lives. Drawing on evidence-based therapies such as CBT, Schema Therapy, CFT, EMDR, and ACT, and tailoring her approach to each client's unique needs. She holds a BABCP-accredited diploma in CBT and provides supervision and training to other therapists. She is also an advanced, accredited Schema Therapist with extensive training in ACT, CFT, and EMDR.
With expertise in working with neurodiversity, including ADHD and autism, Joanna is committed to providing culturally sensitive and LGBTQ+ affirmative care. She continues her professional development through regular CPD and clinical supervision and works closely with other professionals to ensure comprehensive support and appropriate referrals when needed.
Claire is a fully accredited CBT Therapist, EMDR Practitioner and CBT Supervisor, bringing over 14 years of experience in supporting mental health and wellbeing. Her background includes extensive work within the NHS, giving her a deep understanding of the challenges people face at different stages of life.
Her therapeutic style is compassionate, open-minded, and gently curious. Claire is genuinely interested in understanding each person’s unique story - what has shaped them, what matters most to them, and where they hope to go next. She works collaboratively, ensuring that every session is tailored to meet each individual’s specific needs, goals, and pace. While Claire primarily draws on CBTand EMDR, her approach is also enriched by principles of Compassion-Focused Therapy. This means her work not only helps people manage symptoms, but nurtures self-kindness, resilience, and emotional growth.
Supporting adults facing a wide range of difficulties, including PTSD, trauma, sleep, anxiety, panic, OCD, depression, phobias, stress, and low self-esteem. Claire offers a safe, respectful, and supportive environment where change and healing can unfold.
Emma is a warm, compassionate counsellor who feels passionately about creating a counselling space which is confidential, supportive and incredibly personal. A space for clients to explore their issues and emotions and to make the positive changes they’re striving for.
Emma specialises in person-centred, humanistic therapy and values every client as a unique individual. Her non-judgemental and attentive approach helps clients better understand themselves. Using the present to make sense of the past, Emma works with clients to create the foundations for their future selves by improving their mental health.
Her areas of expertise include insomnia, depression, anxiety, adverse childhood experiences, trauma, bereavement, relationship issues, menopause, financial worries, workplace issues and significant life changes.
She is a registered member of the BACP and holds a Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. She has training in CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I).
Kimberley is a BABCP-accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist, with over 15 years of NHS experience working across primary and secondary care services. Throughout her career, she has supported people with a wide range of mental health difficulties, including anxiety, depression, trauma and low self esteem. She also has experience working with long term health conditions and chronic pain, as well as providing psychological staff support within acute hospital settings.
Her approach is warm, collaborative, and grounded in genuine curiosity. While CBT forms the foundation of her work, she also draws on the principles of Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to tailor support to each individual.
Kimberley believes therapy works best when clients feel safe, heard, and respected. She prioritises creating a space where people feel comfortable to explore their experiences at their own pace. With compassion and care, she works alongside her clients to understand their difficulties, build on existing strengths, and support meaningful change.
Kimberley holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
Practice Manager
ASHLEIGH
With a passion for both administration and helping others, Ashleigh brings a unique blend of organisational expertise and therapeutic insight to the practice.
As the Practice Manager, she oversees all aspects of day-to-day operations, ensuring that both clients and clinicians have the support they need for a seamless experience.