Joanna Markvoort-Weijters, BACP

Joanna Markvoort-Weijters is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with 11 years of professional experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, low self-esteem, career worries, anger, addiction and life changes. Sessions are offered in English and Dutch. She asks people to recognise their own strengths as part of the work together.

Joanna’s way of working is straightforward and person-focused. She treats the client as the expert in their own story and helps them notice patterns that keep problems going. Conversations aim to make practical sense of reactions - for example why anger arrives in certain moments or how stress builds up at work.

She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current responses. This helps when people struggle with trust, abandonment fears, or feeling stuck in repeating relationship patterns. Client-centred methods keep attention on the client’s own goals and feelings rather than on a fixed set of techniques.

Existential approaches are used to consider meaning, responsibility and choice when life feels uncertain. That can be useful for people wrestling with major changes, grief, or questions about direction and values.

Joanna has worked with a wide range of concerns including ADHD, autism, grief, and caregiver stress. She aims for clear, practical conversations that help people manage strong emotions and make steady changes in everyday life.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions