Josephine Patten-Walsh, BACP
Josephine Patten-Walsh is a counsellor with ten years' experience based in the United Kingdom.
About Josephine
Josephine Patten-Walsh is a counsellor with ten years' experience based in the United Kingdom. She holds BACP registration and brings practical, straightforward support for people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties and traumatic events. Josephine aims to make therapy easy to understand and access for adults seeking help with life problems.
Her work focuses on helping people make sense of their emotions and stop behaviours that cause harm. She uses talk-based methods alongside evidence-informed techniques to improve sleep, reduce anxiety, and manage grief or addiction.
Background and approach
Shorter-term work and longer-term exploration are both offered depending on what a person needs. Josephine draws on several psychological approaches to tailor sessions to each person. She pays attention to attachment patterns and emotional responses so people can rebuild trust in themselves and others.
Cognitive strategies and mindfulness skills are used to change unhelpful thinking and cope better day to day. She also has experience with bereavement, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, bipolar experiences, and issues around intimacy and communication. Josephine has worked with people affected by illness, caregiving stress, and the impact of migration on later generations.
Sessions are aimed at adults, couples and teenagers who want clearer thinking and steadier emotions. People can expect a calm, respectful space to talk, some practical exercises between sessions, and a collaborative plan to move forward.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 373030 | November 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Cost Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
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
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
How Josephine's approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions towards those values. It uses practical steps and mindfulness to reduce the power of difficult thoughts and feelings and is useful for anxiety, depression and coping with life changes.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past relationships shape current patterns. It helps people notice how they relate, repair trust, and build more supported ways of connecting - useful for intimacy issues and relationship conflict.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing them with simple experiments. It teaches skills for sleep, panic, low mood and for changing behaviours linked to addiction or anger.
Josephine approaches treatment as a shared process. She will work with each person to find which method or combination fits their goals and everyday life. Sessions usually begin with what feels most urgent and then develop a plan together.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for people with busy lives or mobility limits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when travel is difficult. Phone sessions can be a better fit when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not be on camera. Live chat and text messaging suit brief check-ins, written reflection between sessions or people who find writing easier than speaking.
These formats give flexibility to fit therapy around work, caregiving and other commitments while keeping the same therapeutic approaches and collaboration you would expect in person.
Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns does Josephine help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction and many life changes. Other areas include sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Josephine combines listening with practical techniques. Sessions mix emotional exploration, mindfulness practice and cognitive strategies to reduce distress and change unhelpful patterns.
What is her professional background?
She has ten years of practice and experience working with people affected by trauma, bereavement and neurodivergence. Her background includes research into mental health and ongoing study of PTSD and complex trauma.
Is she registered with any professional body in the UK?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, recorded as BACP in her credentials.
Can I have sessions in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be carried out by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work for therapy with her?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a course of therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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