- Years in practice
- 6
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Josephine
Josephine Cleverly is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, parenting challenges and trauma. She draws on six years of professional experience and supports people facing low self-esteem, grief, anger, addiction concerns and life changes. Her approach is practical and person-led, aimed at making sessions feel straightforward and manageable for worried parents.
Josephine studied for a BA in Psychology, Psychotherapy and Counselling in Lancashire and completed a Masters in Integrative Counselling in Melbourne, Australia.
Background and approach
She has worked as a school counsellor at a large international school in Singapore, gaining experience with a wide range of presenting issues. That school setting involved supporting children and young people with additional needs and offering guidance to their siblings and families. Her work has included helping adults and young people affected by domestic violence and trauma.
She also supports people struggling with motivation, confidence and compassion fatigue. Josephine draws on attachment ideas, play therapy, person-centred methods, cognitive behavioural tools and solution-focused techniques to shape sessions. In practice she uses simple, person-led conversations and creative activities when helpful.
Sessions can include talk, practical exercises and gentle tasks between meetings to build coping skills. Her style is respectful, sensitive and compassionate, with an emphasis on tailoring the work to each person’s needs. Parents who want practical ways to cope with everyday pressures can expect direct support and calm guidance.
Josephine aims to make the first steps easier and to work alongside people while they try out new ways of handling challenges.
What Josephine works with
Everything Josephine lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Josephine helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
How Josephine adapts therapeutic approaches online
Josephine uses integrative techniques that combine elements from different evidence-based approaches. Person-centred work focuses on listening and supporting each person’s own goals, helping with issues like low self-esteem and life changes. Cognitive behavioural tools offer practical strategies to manage anxiety and stress by identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviours. Play-based ideas and attachment-informed thinking can be adapted for parents and for younger clients by using simple activities to explore emotions and relationships.Choosing the right way of working is a joint process. The therapist will discuss what matters to you, try different methods and agree a plan together. That collaborative approach helps match techniques to your goals, whether you want short-term practical change or deeper emotional work.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and visual cues, while phone sessions can be shorter and suit those with limited bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, quick reflections or when writing feels more natural. These options give flexibility for parents and carers to continue therapy around school runs, work breaks and other commitments.
Questions people ask about Josephine
What kinds of concerns does Josephine support?
She helps with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, grief, parenting challenges, addictions and career or life changes.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-led and practical, combining simple talking, creative activities and exercises to help people process feelings and build coping skills.
What relevant experience does she bring?
Josephine has six years of professional experience and has worked as a school counsellor in a large international school, supporting a broad range of presenting issues.
What credentials and where is she based?
She holds BACP and works from the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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