Josephine Patten-Walsh, BACP

Josephine Patten-Walsh is a counsellor with ten years' experience based in the United Kingdom. She works with adults, couples and teenagers to help them face difficult events and manage strong emotions. Her BACP accreditation is listed as a professional credential she holds.

She focuses on everyday problems such as stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties and sleep issues. She also helps people coping with grief, addiction, anger and parenting strains. Aging and geriatric issues are among the additional areas she lists as a focus.

Her approach is practical and person-centred. Sessions aim to help people understand their emotions, notice unhelpful patterns, and try new ways of responding. She uses a mix of methods including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioural ideas, attachment-based work and emotionally-focused techniques.

Josephine also works with trauma and abuse, including the effects of crime, domestic abuse and other tragic events. She has engaged in research into neurodivergence and studies of PTSD and complex trauma. This background informs how she talks about trauma and recovery in sessions.

She describes offering both short-term help for a specific problem and longer-term work for deeper change. People who want a collaborative counsellor who listens and helps them make practical changes will find this style clear and straightforward.

Approaches for online counselling and how they help

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to accept difficult thoughts and feelings while taking practical steps towards what matters to them. It suits issues like anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early experiences shape current bonds; this can help with intimacy problems and communication difficulties. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's own pace and perspective, offering a non-judgemental listening space to build understanding and self-direction.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The counsellor will discuss the client's goals and preferences, and together they will decide which methods to try. This collaborative planning means the work can change as needs evolve.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the specific session formats available before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into busy days, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it possible to maintain continuity of care when life circumstances change. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often combine talking, practical exercises and homework in remote sessions to help people make progress.