About Joanne VogelCounsellor, Psychotherapist and Clinical SupervisorHello, I’m Joanne Vogel.
I am a BACP Accredited counsellor and psychotherapist with an MSc in Counselling and Psychotherapy, and I am also a qualified clinical supervisor. My work is grounded in the belief that people need a space where they can be honest without feeling judged, rushed or expected to have everything worked out. |
Joanne Vogel MSc Counselling & Psychotherapy MBACP (Accred)
 Counsellor, Psychotherapist & Clinical Supervisor
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Whether I am working with a counselling client or a supervisee, I aim to offer a relationship that feels warm, genuine and supportive, while also being professionally thoughtful and appropriately challenging when needed.
My background
I have worked with people experiencing a wide range of emotional and life difficulties, including bereavement and loss, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, health concerns, menopause, major life changes and periods of feeling overwhelmed or stuck.
My professional experience includes private practice and voluntary work with Stafford and District Bereavement and Loss Support Service.
Over the years, my work has increasingly developed in two directions: providing counselling and psychotherapy to individuals and couples, and providing clinical supervision to counsellors at different stages of their professional development.
My professional experience includes private practice and voluntary work with Stafford and District Bereavement and Loss Support Service.
Over the years, my work has increasingly developed in two directions: providing counselling and psychotherapy to individuals and couples, and providing clinical supervision to counsellors at different stages of their professional development.
Clinical supervision
Supervision has become an especially important part of my work.
I provide person-centred clinical supervision for trainee counsellors, newly qualified practitioners and experienced therapists, including counsellors working in private practice.
I know that counselling can sometimes feel like quite an isolated profession. Supervision should be somewhere you can bring the sessions that went well, but also the ones where you felt uncertain, stuck or affected by the work.
My approach is collaborative rather than hierarchical. I am not there simply to tell you what to do. I want supervision to help you think more deeply about your client work, develop your own professional judgement and feel safe enough to be honest when you are unsure.
That does not mean avoiding difficult conversations. Good supervision also needs to make room for ethical questions, safeguarding, boundaries, risk and professional responsibility.
I offer online clinical supervision throughout the UK, together with limited in-person supervision near Stafford.
I provide person-centred clinical supervision for trainee counsellors, newly qualified practitioners and experienced therapists, including counsellors working in private practice.
I know that counselling can sometimes feel like quite an isolated profession. Supervision should be somewhere you can bring the sessions that went well, but also the ones where you felt uncertain, stuck or affected by the work.
My approach is collaborative rather than hierarchical. I am not there simply to tell you what to do. I want supervision to help you think more deeply about your client work, develop your own professional judgement and feel safe enough to be honest when you are unsure.
That does not mean avoiding difficult conversations. Good supervision also needs to make room for ethical questions, safeguarding, boundaries, risk and professional responsibility.
I offer online clinical supervision throughout the UK, together with limited in-person supervision near Stafford.
[Find out more about Clinical Supervision]
Counselling and psychotherapy
I also continue to work with counselling clients.
Counselling can provide a calm and confidential place to explore what is happening in your life and how it is affecting you.
You do not need to arrive knowing exactly what is wrong or what you want to change. Sometimes the starting point is simply knowing that things do not feel right and wanting somewhere safe to talk.
I work in a person-centred way, which means that our work develops around you rather than forcing you into a fixed process.
Counselling is available in person near Stafford and online.
[Find out more about Counselling]
Counselling can provide a calm and confidential place to explore what is happening in your life and how it is affecting you.
You do not need to arrive knowing exactly what is wrong or what you want to change. Sometimes the starting point is simply knowing that things do not feel right and wanting somewhere safe to talk.
I work in a person-centred way, which means that our work develops around you rather than forcing you into a fixed process.
Counselling is available in person near Stafford and online.
[Find out more about Counselling]
Author
I am also co-author, with Tony Vogel, of The EMPOWER Approach: When Life Asks What Now?
The book offers a practical framework for understanding what may be getting in the way of change and turning insight into realistic action.
[Discover The EMPOWER Approach →]
The book offers a practical framework for understanding what may be getting in the way of change and turning insight into realistic action.
[Discover The EMPOWER Approach →]
A little about how I work
Qualifications and professional experience matter, but I also believe that the relationship you have with your counsellor or supervisor matters enormously.
I try to be the same person professionally that I am naturally: warm, straightforward, thoughtful and human.
You do not have to impress me, have the right words or pretend that everything is fine.
My role is to provide a space where you can think honestly, feel heard and explore what is happening without fear of judgement.
I try to be the same person professionally that I am naturally: warm, straightforward, thoughtful and human.
You do not have to impress me, have the right words or pretend that everything is fine.
My role is to provide a space where you can think honestly, feel heard and explore what is happening without fear of judgement.
Would you like to talk?
If you are considering counselling, or you are a counsellor looking for a new supervisor, you are very welcome to contact me for an informal conversation first.
There is no obligation to book anything. It simply gives us an opportunity to talk about what you are looking for and whether working together feels right.
[CONTACT JO FOR AN INFORMAL CHAT]
There is no obligation to book anything. It simply gives us an opportunity to talk about what you are looking for and whether working together feels right.
[CONTACT JO FOR AN INFORMAL CHAT]
