About Josephine
Josephine Cleverly offers support for common concerns such as stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and major life changes. She works with clients facing grief, addictions, parenting pressures, career questions and feelings of isolation. Josephine practices in the United Kingdom and brings six years of professional experience in counselling and psychotherapy.
Josephine trained in psychology, psychotherapy and counselling with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Lancashire and completed a Masters in Integrative Counselling in Melbourne, Australia.
Background and approach
She has worked as a school counsellor at a large international school in Singapore, providing practical support to a varied range of people and presenting issues. Her background includes several years supporting adults and young people affected by domestic violence and trauma. Her integrative approach means she draws on a variety of methods rather than one single model.
That includes elements of attachment theory, play therapy, person-centred work, cognitive behavioural ideas and solution-focused techniques. Josephine aims to pick the mix that fits each person’s needs. In sessions she uses a person-led style that can include creative activities alongside talking.
Sessions are shaped so people can process thoughts and feelings in ways that feel natural to them. She emphasises respect, sensitivity and compassion in all conversations. Josephine also has experience supporting children and young people with additional needs and their siblings and families.
She tailors her approach to individual goals and helps people take practical steps towards a more manageable day-to-day life.
How Josephine’s approaches work online
Josephine uses an integrative way of working, blending techniques to match each person. One common strand is person-centred work which focuses on listening, empathetic reflection and helping people articulate their goals. This approach helps with anxiety, self-esteem and feeling understood.She also draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to help people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try alternative actions. These techniques can be useful for managing stress, anxiety and mood changes by giving practical steps to try between sessions.
Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Josephine will explore your needs, goals and preferences and then suggest techniques to try. If something doesn’t fit, she will adjust the plan so the work becomes more useful over time.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging, giving flexibility for different circumstances. Video lets you use visual cues and work more like an in-person meeting, while phone calls use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a lunch break. Live chat and messaging are helpful for shorter check-ins, reflection between sessions or when typing feels more comfortable. These options help make therapy more accessible around work, family and travel commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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