About Josephine
Josephine Ovalles is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing anxiety and stress. She speaks English and Spanish and offers straightforward support for mood concerns, relationship strain, grief, addiction, and other challenges. Her style is practical and direct, aimed at finding small changes that ease daily life.
She draws on a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs. Sessions focus on clear goals and real skills, like changing unhelpful thoughts, practicing emotion-management tools, and building healthier patterns in relationships.
Background and approach
She listens for what matters most and adapts techniques to fit the situation. Josephine has 13 years of experience as an LCSW in New York. That background includes work across clinical settings with people coping with chronic illness, substance concerns, trauma, and major life transitions.
Her years in practice shape a calm, experienced presence in sessions. Clients can expect a collaborative process. She asks questions, sets small steps, and checks in about what is working.
Conversations cover practical problem solving as well as the feelings behind difficult choices. Josephine offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. This variety lets people pick formats that fit their schedules and communication preferences.
For those looking to begin, the process starts with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling based on availability.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking action that matters, even when uncomfortable feelings are present. It helps people manage anxiety by learning which thoughts to notice and which actions move them toward meaningful goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical steps to change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors that feed anxiety and depression. It often uses brief exercises and homework to build new habits between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods make sense based on goals, preferences, and daily life. That lets sessions shift over time as needs change and progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for in-depth conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits the day. Live chat and messaging are helpful for quick reflections, ongoing coaching, and support between longer sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and allow people to fit sessions around work, caregiving, and other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- New York, Connecticut
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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