Josh Arminio

Josh Arminio is an ACA counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain and feelings of isolation or loneliness. He has a direct, calm approach that suits people looking for practical ways to manage day-to-day struggles. Josh aims to make sessions straightforward and approachable for someone calling from a phone or reading on their lunch break.

He trained at Monash University, completing a Master of Counselling in 2020 and an internship in a high school and an employee assistance program. He later completed a graduate certificate in health and human services at the University of Melbourne and a clinical certificate in group therapy and multicultural counselling from Shippensburg University in the United States.

Josh has six years' experience in mental health roles. His work history includes sexual assault victim advocacy, veteran services as a group therapy facilitator, community telehealth, academic advising, counselling in a carceral setting and providing clinical supervision to counselling graduate students.

He has worked with a broad range of people, including military veterans, sex workers, LGBTQIA+ people, educators, international students and immigrants, older people, those without stable housing, Indigenous Australians and small business owners. This background informs a practice shaped by social justice and cultural awareness.

Josh draws on person-centred methods alongside a mix of evidence-based techniques such as acceptance and commitment approaches, schema work, cognitive behavioural ideas and rational emotive behaviour ideas. He also integrates existential and spiritually informed perspectives when that suits a person's needs.

How Josh blends practical techniques with online care

Josh uses person-centred work alongside a few evidence-based techniques that help with anxiety, loneliness and life transitions. Acceptance and commitment style approaches help people notice thoughts and take values-based action rather than getting stuck trying to control every feeling. Schema-focused ideas look at long-running patterns that cause repeated problems, useful when issues like abandonment, control or shame keep returning.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the first few sessions. Josh will work together with a person to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences and may adapt the plan as things change. This is framed as a collaborative process rather than a fixed prescription.

The practical benefits of doing therapy online include fitting sessions into a busy week and keeping check-ins short when needed. Because the therapist's profile does not list specific session formats, please confirm the current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to attend from work breaks, manage lower-bandwidth calls that avoid video, or schedule at times that suit everyday life.