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Josephine Patten-Walsh, BACP

Josephine Patten-Walsh is a counsellor with ten years' experience helping people manage strong emotions and recover from difficult events.

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About Josephine

Josephine Patten-Walsh is a counsellor with ten years' experience helping people manage strong emotions and recover from difficult events. She works with adults and offers practical, talk-based support for stress, anxiety, trauma and relationship problems. Josephine aims to make sessions feel steady and focused so people can start to make small changes quickly.

She uses straightforward, evidence-informed approaches such as cognitive behavioural methods and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different ways of responding.

Background and approach

Attachment-based ideas also inform her work when relationships and trust are key concerns. Sessions combine listening, reflection and simple exercises to build new habits over time. People come to Josephine for a wide range of issues.

These include grief and loss, addictions, anger, sleep problems, low self-esteem and the effects of abuse. She also supports those facing life transitions, chronic health challenges and the strain of caregiving. Her background includes a BACP credential which signals adherence to professional standards within the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy framework.

Josephine has worked with clients affected by traumatic events and continues to study trauma and related areas to keep her practice current. In sessions she focuses on what a person wants to change and the first practical steps to get there. Conversations are collaborative and paced to each person's needs.

People can expect clear explanations of approaches and simple tasks to practise between meetings. Josephine works in the United Kingdom and runs online sessions alongside other formats. She is comfortable discussing complex topics such as attachment, neurodiversity and the overlap between mental health and life stressors.

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Body	Registration number	Expires
BACP	373030	November 2026

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Sessions and payment

Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Josephine lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Coping with life changes
Addictions
Family conflicts
Intimacy-related issues
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Bipolar disorder
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Avoidant personality
Body image
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Dissociation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Emptiness
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Fertility issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
Immigration issues
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Narcissism
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Paranoia
Phobias
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Prejudice and discrimination
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Smoking / vaping cessation
Social anxiety and phobia
Somatization
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Ways of working Josephine names

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How therapy approaches translate online

Trauma-Focused Therapy is about gently working through the impact of distressing events so they stop dominating daily life. It often involves grounding techniques and paced discussion that help people notice and change reactions to reminders of the event.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on values and small, committed actions. It teaches simple ways to allow difficult feelings without letting them dictate behaviour and helps people choose actions that move them toward a meaningful life.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early experiences shape trust and connection. It can help people understand why they react in certain ways and practise new, healthier ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and agree a plan based on the person’s needs, goals and preferences. Sessions are collaborative and reviewed as therapy progresses so adjustments are made when needed.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let the therapist use visual cues for relational work, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits short check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family or mobility constraints while keeping the focus on clear, step-by-step progress.

Frequently asked

What kinds of problems does this counsellor help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions and coping with life changes.

How would you describe the therapeutic style?

The style is collaborative and practical, using talking, reflection and simple exercises to test new ways of responding to problems.

What is her background and level of experience?

She has ten years of clinical experience and ongoing study in trauma and related areas.

What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?

She holds BACP status and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

She does not work with international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs.

How does payment and getting started work?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time; to begin, select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session.