Emotional Intelligence Coach, Speaker. Psychotherapist, Author

Joy Langley is a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) accredited psychotherapist, emotional intelligence coach and speaker, based in Buckinghamshire, UK. She is author of the mental health handbook ‘Navigating Stress: How to Find Calm During Stressful Times’ (2021, Welbeck Balance). Joy believes life is about learning to navigate the positive and the negative challenges, and growing from the experience. She claims that her therapeutic background literally saved her life – helping her to rebuild confidence, self-worth and determination. Managing her own business has been a key to her journey. Joy says: ‘Being an entrepreneur isn’t easy, but I wouldn’t give up the independence it affords me, to work for anyone else’. For BWTOCuk24, Joy offered a 45-minute Salon, entitled: ‘Are You Minding Your Own Therapy Business?’ Accessible at: https://onlinevents.co.uk/courses/2024-black-women-therapists- online-conference-challenging-the-strong-black-woman-archetype/