Josephine Patten-Walsh

Josephine Patten-Walsh is a counsellor and psychotherapist with ten years' experience working in the United Kingdom. She holds BACP accreditation, and she helps people who are dealing with stress, relationship problems, grief, trauma and anger. Josephine aims to make sessions straightforward and practical so people feel understood and able to take small steps forward.

Her background includes work with adults, adolescents and couples, and she has experience supporting people affected by addiction, sleep problems and bipolar difficulties. She has also explored the mental health impact of neurodivergence as part of her counselling degree and continues to study trauma and post-traumatic stress. This breadth of experience informs how she tailors sessions to each person's needs.

In therapy she focuses on helping people understand their emotions and stop unhelpful behaviours that get in the way of daily life. Conversations move at the client's pace and often include exercises drawn from cognitive behavioural approaches and mindfulness. The work can be short term for a specific issue or longer term for deeper self-understanding.

Josephine describes herself as trauma-aware and draws on attachment-based ideas when relationship issues or past hurts are important. She also uses emotionally-focused ways of working to look at intimacy and closeness problems. Her style is direct but compassionate, aiming to give clear ideas people can try between sessions.

If you want to explore changes after loss, cope with overwhelming events, or address recurring patterns, Josephine offers a space to talk through those concerns and plan practical next steps.

Therapeutic approaches and working online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It is often useful for anxiety, stress and living through life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and teaches practical strategies to change patterns that keep problems going. It is commonly used for anxiety, sleep difficulties and unhelpful coping habits. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current ways of relating and can help when intimacy, trust or recurring relational patterns are a concern.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss the options and try different methods when helpful, tailoring the work to your goals and preferences rather than fixing on one model from the start.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats available before booking as current options are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce time spent travelling and allow quicker check-ins when needed. Some approaches translate well to remote sessions, for example CBT exercises or ACT practices that involve homework. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often adapt exercises, reflective conversation and practical planning to an online setting so therapy can continue even when meeting in person is difficult.