Josephine Cleverly

Josephine Cleverly is a counsellor who helps people tackle stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, and feelings of isolation and loneliness. She works with issues such as low self-esteem, parenting challenges, grief, addiction, anger and career concerns. Josephine uses a warm, respectful approach to help people take practical steps toward feeling better.

She studied for a BA in Psychology, Psychotherapy and Counselling in Lancashire and completed a Masters in Integrative Counselling in Melbourne, Australia. Over six years she has worked in a range of settings, including as a school counsellor at a large international school in Singapore. That work included supporting adults and young people affected by domestic violence and trauma.

Josephine practises in an integrative way, drawing on attachment ideas, person-centred principles, play therapy, cognitive behavioural ideas and solution-focused techniques. She adapts methods to suit each person rather than using a single fixed model. Sessions can mix creative activities and conversation depending on what feels helpful.

Her style is person-led and practical. She listens for how someone understands their situation, then helps them find manageable steps forward. That can mean working on relationships, building confidence, coping with life changes, or reducing isolation.

People who choose Josephine can expect respectful and sensitive support aimed at their specific needs. To begin, she asks people to share their goals so she can shape the work to match their situation and pace.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Josephine draws on integrative methods that combine ideas from different traditions to suit each person. Attachment-informed work looks at how early relationships affect current connections and helps with intimacy and communication difficulties.

She also uses person-centred principles, which focus on listening, empathy and helping people find their own solutions. Solution-focused and cognitive behavioural ideas are used to identify practical steps and change unhelpful patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression and coping after trauma.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be collaborative. The therapist and client review what helps and adapt the methods and pace to match the client's goals, needs and preferences. That might mean trying short goal-focused work or a gentler, exploratory style over time.

Confirm the available session options before booking, as formats were not listed in the original biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, cut travel time, or have a quicker check-in when days are full. It can also allow for different styles of contact, such as more visual or more conversational sessions, depending on what suits the person.