Meet the Diploma Tutor

Jo Bealey– Level 5 Diploma in Attachment Psychotherapy

Jo is an Attachment and Relationship Therapist, clinical supervisor, and tutor in attachment-based psychotherapy. She teaches on the Level 5 Diploma in Attachment-Based Psychotherapy, supporting counsellors and therapists to integrate attachment theory into meaningful, relational and ethically grounded clinical practice.

Her work is rooted in the understanding that our early relational experiences shape how we experience ourselves, others, intimacy, parenting, emotional regulation and connection. Jo has a particular interest in how attachment patterns emerge within couple relationships, parenting relationships and the therapeutic relationship, supporting clients and practitioners to move beyond insight towards more secure, embodied and compassionate ways of relating.
Jo’s interest in attachment began early in her career.

She worked extensively in the perinatal and early years field as a postpartum doula, supporting new parents through attachment-informed practice and psychoeducation. Alongside this, she worked as a children’s mindfulness coach and facilitated baby massage and mother–baby support groups, holding space for early bonding, emotional attunement and parent–infant connection.

This foundation continues to shape Jo’s clinical and teaching work today. She delivers Circle of Security programmes for both parents and professionals, helping participants develop a deeper understanding of attachment needs across the lifespan. Her experience in early attachment, parenting and relational development brings depth and warmth to her teaching on the Level 5 Diploma in Attachment-Based Psychotherapy.

Jo has a special interest in attachment-based couples therapy. She integrates Emotionally Focused Therapy, EFT, and Attachment-Based Therapy, ABT, to help couples make sense of their relationship patterns, protective strategies, emotional needs and cycles of disconnection. Her work supports greater understanding, repair and the development of more secure ways of relating.

Alongside her clinical practice, Jo brings a thoughtful, relational and reflective approach to teaching. She is passionate about helping therapists apply attachment theory in counselling and psychotherapy practice in ways that feel alive, practical and clinically useful. Her teaching style is collaborative, grounded and engaging, creating a learning environment where students can explore both theoretical knowledge and their own relational patterns with care and curiosity.

Jo views the learning environment as a secure base: a space where curiosity, reflection, uncertainty and lived experience are welcomed as central to the learning process. She values the richness each participant brings and encourages learning that is both personally and professionally transformative.

Jo is also a mother of three boys, an experience that continues to deepen her appreciation of the complexity, challenge and beauty of relationships in everyday life.