Joel Burns, NCPS

Joel Burns is a UK-based psychotherapist who holds the NCPS credential and brings 6 years of professional counselling experience to an integrative, pluralistic practice. He combines a creative, compassionate style with practical approaches to help people work with both current life problems and longer-term concerns. He provides a warm therapeutic space for those coping with anxiety and panic attacks, depression, trauma, addiction, loss and grief, and a range of family, personal, and professional challenges.

Joel emphasises how past experiences and relationships can shape present patterns of thinking and behaviour, and he helps clients illuminate unconscious patterns to increase self-awareness and enable meaningful change. He works calmly and without judgment, adopting a mindful pace that respects each person’s readiness to explore difficult material.

Originally from the United States, Joel has studied and worked in several countries and values life in a multicultural society. He intends to offer therapy to anyone seeking support regardless of race, culture, sexual orientation, religious belief, gender, disability, age, or other differences. His professional background spans counselling, sport, education, and social work, and he describes himself as a lifelong learner who enjoys creative approaches to personal growth and self-expression.

Over his career Joel has worked with many adults, children, and families, and he draws on that experience when guiding clients through emotional exploration. He views counselling as both educative and supportive, aiming to help people identify and use their existing resources and skills. Typical goals include building coping strategies, increasing insight and motivation, improving problem solving, and encouraging greater autonomy.

Joel works in an integrative way, drawing on therapeutic methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy to meet each person’s unique needs. He seeks to foster a collaborative therapeutic relationship that places the client at the centre of their own work, supporting gradual growth and greater self-acceptance.