Testimonials

I found Jo at the lowest point in my life, where she helped me navigate through some extremely tough challenges. Despite some horrific topics and varied circumstances, her experience shines through as she provide a safe, supportive space where I’ve felt completely comfortable opening up. Her ability to gently challenge me and unpick sensitive areas with ease has helped me develop greater self-awareness, compassion for myself and others, and the confidence to align my decisions with my core values. Her insight and professionalism have been invaluable in my journey. I can’t recommend Jo highly enough!

I reached out to Jo when it felt like things were falling apart: the different aspects of my identity, which I could no longer ignore, including my attraction to minors, felt like they were all pulling in different directions. I wasn’t sure I would be able to articulate all those aspects with enough honesty to ever find any solution. But Jo immediately created a space and a relationship where there I knew there was no judgement, no threat of rejection, where discussion of my sexual orientation did not obscure but was accepted as part of the whole person that I wanted to be. Our sessions opened doors that had seemed firmly shut and enabled me, all of me, to move forward.

“It can feel very lonely and impossible to take the first step towards getting help if you are in the situation where you are concerned by the thoughts you are having or if you've been arrested for offending behaviour but reaching out to Jo is the best decision I made after my arrest. Before I spoke with Jo, I was afraid that there was nowhere to turn and that I didn't deserve any help because the things you hear in society can make you feel like you should be ashamed of yourself.

I've suffered with social anxiety for many years and find it very difficult to talk to people, but Jo is so easy to speak to and understands where I am coming from more than any other therapist I have dealt with before. I never feel like I am being judged or talked down to, and I've been able to discuss some very personal things that I felt like I wanted to address to help me understand why I got into the situation I was in and understand what I need to do to make sure I never end up there again.

Jo has helped me understand myself so much more and develop better ways of coping with hardships in my life that I previously couldn't handle and given me more confidence that I can deal with things and live by my values going forward and not go back to acting in ways which I know are wrong.”