Hi, I'm Jo
I’m a qualified counsellor with a longstanding passion for meditation and the spiritual and holistic side of wellbeing.
I created Friendly Therapist to bring these approaches together, using my counselling experience alongside meditation and spiritual practices to create practical, accessible self-help resources.
My aim is to help you understand yourself on a deeper level, recognise the patterns that affect your life and develop practical ways to move forward.
Why I Created Friendly Therapist
I’ve always loved meditation and exploring the spiritual and holistic side of wellbeing, but what I find most meaningful is what we can discover about ourselves through these practices. I’ve experienced how meditation can bring feelings into awareness that I hadn’t even realised were there. Mindfulness has also helped me slow down a mind that’s running away with its thoughts, giving me the opportunity to recognise what I’m actually feeling and understand what’s going on beneath the surface.
As a counsellor, I’ve seen how powerful it can be when someone begins to understand why a particular situation affects them so deeply, where a familiar reaction comes from, or how past experiences continue to influence their lives. It’s this deeper exploration that I love about counselling — helping people make connections, challenge old ways of thinking and recognise possibilities they hadn’t previously considered.
I want the resources I create to offer you something that stays with you long after you’ve finished using them.
Whether that’s a meditation that helps you explore a difficult feeling, a worksheet that brings a familiar pattern into focus, or a practical technique you can turn to when you need it.
My Background & Qualifications
I’m a qualified counsellor with experience working directly with clients. My counselling background continues to shape the way I approach self-help, particularly the importance of understanding our feelings, recognising patterns and exploring the experiences that influence how we respond.
Alongside counselling, I’ve developed my knowledge of meditation, personal development and holistic wellbeing through further study.
My qualifications and training include:
- Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- Meditation Diploma
- Crystal Healing Diploma
- Inner Child Healing Diploma
- Shadow Work Practitioner
Thank you for taking the time to find out a little more about me and why I created Friendly Therapist.
If anything I’ve shared resonates with you, I’d love you to have a look around. You can explore the free self-help content, try a meditation or discover the workbooks and guided kits I’ve been creating.
I hope you find something here that helps you make sense of something in your life, discover a new perspective or simply understand yourself a little better.