Josephine Cleverly

Josephine Cleverly is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who supports people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and anger. She helps clients with self-esteem, coping with life changes, addictions, grief and intimacy-related issues. Josephine also offers coaching around career concerns and works with people affected by compassion fatigue and ADHD. She trained with a BA in Psychology, Psychotherapy and Counselling in Lancashire and completed a Masters in Integrative Counselling in Melbourne, Australia. Josephine has six years of professional experience and has worked as a school counsellor in a large international school in Singapore. That role involved supporting adults, young people and families with a wide range of presenting issues. Her integrative approach means she draws on a number of therapeutic ideas rather than one fixed method. She uses attachment concepts, play therapy, person-centred work, cognitive behavioural therapy and solution-focused techniques as needed. This allows her to match interventions to what each person finds most helpful. Sessions are person-led and can include creative activities as well as talking. She aims to make conversations comfortable and natural so thoughts and feelings can be processed at a steady pace. Josephine emphasises respect, sensitivity and compassion in her work. She asks clients to be part of shaping the work and tailors the plan to individual needs. Josephine offers support for people ready to take a first step towards change and stays alongside them as they try out new ways of coping and relating.

Approaches that translate to online work

Josephine draws on integrative approaches that adapt well to remote sessions. Person-centred work focuses on listening and helping someone find their own solutions, which can be done through careful dialogue and reflective exercises online. Cognitive behavioural techniques break problems into thoughts, feelings and actions and use practical tasks between sessions to build new habits. Play-based ideas and creative methods can be adapted with simple activities and prompts that a client can use at home.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Josephine and the client will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then try methods that suit the person. She adjusts the plan over time based on what helps most in practice.

The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions around work, study or family life and reducing travel time. Online work can make it easier to continue therapy when circumstances change and allows continuity for international clients. Please confirm the specific session formats available before booking so you know what options are offered.