- ACT
- CBT
- Attachment work
About Josie
Josie Peacock is a psychotherapeutic counsellor (NCPS) practising in the United Kingdom with five years' experience. She has worked both in private practice and within NHS settings, and has recent experience with a charity supporting people in end of life and palliative care. Josie focuses on everyday pressures such as stress, anxiety, depression, addictions and relationship strain, and lists young adult issues among her areas of work.
She works in a straightforward, conversational way. Sessions are practical and centred on what is happening now and what the client wants to change. Josie uses approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and attachment-based ideas to help people notice and shift patterns that keep them stuck.
Clients often come with low self-esteem, grief, trouble sleeping, or struggles with work and study transitions. Josie offers support for intimacy issues, eating concerns, ADHD-related challenges and compassion fatigue among other topics. She helps people build confidence and find small steps that are manageable in daily life.
In sessions she listens openly and respects each person's experience. She keeps things direct rather than full of jargon, and aims to help clients develop tools they can use outside the therapy room. Conversations include checking practical options, practising new responses and reflecting on how current patterns started.
Josie accepts clients who wish to work in English and is open to people outside the UK. To start, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and book an initial session so they can talk about goals and what approach might fit best.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, then choose actions that reflect their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress and feeling stuck during life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on practical steps to change thinking and behaviour patterns, and often includes short exercises to try between sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and can be helpful for intimacy and relationship concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Josie will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and what has or hasn't helped before. She aims to agree a plan that fits the client's priorities and to adjust methods as therapy progresses so the work remains relevant and useful.
Session formats are not specified in the supplied biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and let people join from a quieter location of their choice. Some approaches suit short practical check-ins while others include longer reflective conversations or exercises to practise between meetings. Registered or accredited professionals, including therapists, typically use these variations to match the format to the client's needs and day-to-day life.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions and relationship concerns, plus grief, self-esteem and young adult issues such as career and study transitions.
What is her style in sessions?
Her approach is conversational and practical. She listens and uses techniques from ACT, CBT and attachment-based approaches to help people change unhelpful patterns.
How much experience does she have?
Josie has five years' experience working in private practice, the NHS and in charity settings including end of life and palliative care.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is listed with NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can she work with people who live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to discuss goals and next steps.
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