Josephine Patten-Walsh, BACP

Josephine Patten-Walsh is a BACP accredited counsellor and psychotherapist with ten years of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties and trauma. She creates a calm, protective space in which clients can explore emotions, understand relationship patterns and reduce unhelpful behaviours, whether the work required is brief and focused or longer term and exploratory.

She works with adults, adolescents and couples, and is also experienced in providing clinical supervision. Her training includes contemporary cognitive behavioural approaches and creative interventions, and she is one of only a handful of UK psychotherapists trained in AEDP - an integrative, trauma-informed method that combines neurobiological understanding with traditional psychotherapy practice. Josephine also holds enhanced DBS status for work with children and vulnerable adults.

Josephine supports people facing loss and bereavement, addictions, traumatic events and the complex aftermath of abuse, as well as those struggling with sleep problems, self-esteem, anger, parenting challenges and mood conditions such as bipolar. She has researched the mental health impact of neurodivergence as part of her counselling degree and continues to study PTSD, complex trauma and minority stress, including migration-related issues that affect second and third generations.

Clients come to her for help with coping after sudden or tragic events, for support around addictive behaviours or for help repairing relationships after betrayal or breakdown. She offers a non-judgemental, attentive approach that aims to listen to each person’s story and work collaboratively toward clearer understanding and more manageable ways of living.

Therapeutic approaches for remote support

Josephine draws on a range of evidence-informed approaches to tailor online work to each person’s needs. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) invites people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and to clarify personal values to guide meaningful action - it is often helpful for anxiety, stress and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns of relating that develop from early connections and focuses on how those patterns affect adult intimacy, abandonment fears and trust issues, making it useful for relationship and attachment concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thinking and behavioural patterns by teaching practical skills to manage symptoms of anxiety, low mood, sleep problems and compulsive behaviours.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. Josephine works with clients and licensed professionals to assess needs, try methods that fit goals and preferences, and adjust the plan over time so the work remains relevant and effective.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to access care through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to schedule appointments around work and family commitments, to maintain continuity of support during life changes, and to choose the communication style that feels most comfortable, while continuing to work with experienced therapists.