About Josh
Josh Arminio is an ACA counsellor who helps people manage stress and anxiety. He offers straightforward support for relationship strain, low self‑esteem and big life changes. Josh aims to make first steps easier when people feel stuck or overwhelmed.
Josh has worked in mental health for six years. He began as a sexual assault victim advocate and completed a master’s degree in counselling at Monash University in 2020. He also holds a graduate certificate in health and human services from the University of Melbourne.
Background and approach
During training he completed internships at a high school and an employee assistance program agency. After graduating he worked across veteran services, community telehealth, a carceral setting and academic advising. He has facilitated group therapy and provided clinical supervision to counselling graduate students.
Josh has supported a wide range of people, including military veterans, sex workers, LGBTQIA+ people, educators, international students and immigrants, older people, people experiencing homelessness, Indigenous Australians and small business owners. He also completed further study in group therapy and multicultural counselling at Shippensburg University in the USA.
His work is grounded in Rogerian person‑centred approaches and he uses evidence‑based techniques such as acceptance and commitment strategies, schema work and cognitive approaches. He brings an interest in existential and spiritually informed ideas and places importance on cultural awareness and social justice in counselling.
Online approaches that suit busy lives
Josh blends a person‑centred way of working with practical evidence‑based methods. Acceptance and commitment strategies help people notice their thoughts and choose values‑led action rather than getting stuck in avoidance. Schema work looks at long‑running patterns and beliefs that keep someone reacting in the same way, and cognitive approaches focus on changing unhelpful thinking and behaviour to reduce anxiety and stress.Finding the right approach is a team effort. Josh will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and then try techniques that fit the person. He adapts methods over time so the plan remains useful and relevant to what a person wants to change.
Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone, live chat or text‑based messaging to give flexibility. Video sessions allow face‑to‑face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging works well for short check‑ins or ongoing written reflection. These options make it simpler to fit counselling around work, caregiving or study commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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