Ms Joanne Anagnostu

Professional Counselor

“I am an empathic, understanding and supportive Registered Counsellor who specialises in Expressive Arts. I help my clients explore their emotions and life challenges through various arts modalities as well as traditional counselling techniques.”

About Me

As an empathic, supportive Registered Counsellor, I welcome you to explore emotions and life challenges. I help clients express inner experiences, blending various arts modalities with traditional Counseling techniques. This creative approach is ideal if you find words alone insufficient, or wish to process feelings differently. Together, we can gently guide you towards deeper self-understanding and personal growth.

Approach

With gentle curiosity, I invite you to use art alongside talk to make sense of change, loss or the small confusions that keep returning. Sessions are held in Johannesburg in English or Afrikaans in a calm, child-friendly space where pace follows your comfort. We work collaboratively — hands-on expressive tasks, short developmental or diagnostic checks for children when helpful, and reflective discussion that links what happens in the studio to daily life. This practical, gentle rhythm often helps people navigating transitions, grief, family strain or low self-worth.

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Basic Information

Johannesburg, South Africa

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Services

Services Offered:

Counseling
A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.
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Works With:

Adolescents
Adults
Children
Individuals

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

Life Transitions
Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.
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Grief & Loss
The emotional, physical, and psychological response to the death of a loved one or another significant loss.
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Child Psych & Diagnostic Assessment
Formal assessment of a child's psychological, cognitive, or emotional functioning to identify conditions and guide appropriate support.
Family Issues
Difficulties within the family system, including conflict, communication breakdown, blended family tensions, or intergenerational patterns, that affect individual and collective well-being.
Personal Development
The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.
Self-Esteem
A person's overall sense of their own worth and value. When chronically low, it can drive self-doubt, avoidance, and difficulty in relationships.
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Stress / Burnout
The body and mind's response to prolonged or excessive demands. When sustained, it can lead to emotional exhaustion, detachment, and reduced functioning (burnout).
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