Counsellor profile
Josephine Cleverly, BACP
BACP counsellor - family and parenting concerns
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- Attachment theory
- Play therapy
- CBT techniques
About Josephine
Josephine Cleverly is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with six years of professional experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, parenting concerns and other family-related difficulties. Josephine also supports people facing grief, addiction, anger and life changes, and she accepts international clients who speak English.
She trained with a BA in Psychology, Psychotherapy and Counselling in Lancashire and completed a Masters in Integrative Counselling in Melbourne. Her background includes several years as a school counsellor at an international school in Singapore, where she worked with a varied client range and a number of presenting issues. That school work included supporting children and young people with additional needs, and offering support to their siblings and families.
Josephine uses an integrative approach, drawing on attachment theory, play therapy, person-centred work, cognitive behavioural techniques and solution-focused strategies. In practice she mixes talking and creative methods to suit how each person prefers to process thoughts and feelings. Sessions are led by the person and paced to fit their needs.
She has particular experience supporting adults and young people who have experienced domestic violence and trauma. Josephine also works with people dealing with parenting strain, blended family questions, isolation or the fallout from separation and divorce. Her style aims to be respectful and sensitive while helping people find ways to manage everyday pressures.
For someone juggling family life, she focuses on practical steps and clearer communication. The aim is to make conversations feel manageable and to build small changes that fit into daily routines.
How sessions work
How evidence-based approaches are used in online sessions
Josephine uses an integrative blend of approaches so work can be suited to the issue at hand. Attachment theory helps look at patterns of relating and how they affect family and relationship stress. It can be useful when people want to understand recurring conflicts or closeness and distance in relationships.Play-based techniques bring movement, drawing or metaphor into sessions to help people express difficult feelings that are hard to put into words. These methods can help when talking alone feels stuck or overwhelming. Cognitive behavioural techniques focus on the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offer practical steps to change responses to anxiety, low mood or anger.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and try different methods together to see what helps most. This is a collaborative process and can change as needs evolve.
Please confirm which session formats are available before booking, because the biography does not list specific options. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy family week, allow a shorter check-in when time is limited, and avoid travel. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt pace and tools so sessions fit around work, childcare and daily life.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of family issues does she help with?
She helps people with family problems, blended family issues, divorce and separation, communication problems and parenting strain.
How would she approach a problem with a difficult parent?
She uses an integrative, person-led approach. Sessions may include talking and practical communication techniques to help manage difficult relationships.
What experience does she have?
She has six years of professional experience, including several years as a school counsellor at an international school in Singapore.
What are her credentials and where does she practise?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based 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 does she offer?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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