Counsellor profile
Barbara Josik, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and anxiety
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- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 388752
- Experience
- 4 years
- Languages
- English, Polish
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- psychodynamic informed
- CBT and mindfulness
- codependency concerns
About Barbara
Barbara Josik is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years of practice. She works with adults who are struggling with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, grief, low self-esteem, addictions, trauma and abuse, and codependency concerns.
Barbara uses a psychodynamic-informed approach alongside client-centred and solution-focused ways of working. She helps people notice patterns that repeat in their relationships and life. That can include people-pleasing, trouble saying no, or getting lost in someone else’s problems.
Sessions are typically weekly and run for fifty minutes. The first meeting is used to talk about what has brought someone to therapy and to explain how she works. If it feels like a good match, she and the client agree on how to continue.
In practice she draws on cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness to offer clearer steps for managing anxiety, sleep difficulties, low mood and anger. She also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at past experiences that shape current reactions and relationship patterns.
Barbara has worked in a range of mental health and therapeutic settings. That background informs how she supports people facing loss, trauma, social anxiety, parenting strain, coping with life changes and compassion fatigue. She offers sessions in English and Polish and uses a subscription model for payment that can be cancelled at any time.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what someone says. It helps people feel understood and to make clearer choices about relationships and boundaries. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviours and offers practical exercises for anxiety, sleep problems and low mood. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and then try methods that fit those aims. That means testing out practical ideas, noticing what helps, and adjusting the plan together rather than following a fixed programme.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking as the profile does not list specific options here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around daily life, for example arranging shorter check-ins at work breaks or avoiding travel time. They also allow use of written exercises and mindfulness practices between meetings so the work can be carried into everyday routines.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Polish
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, grief, low self-esteem, addictions, trauma, codependency and related concerns.
How would she approach therapy with me?
She blends psychodynamic ideas with client-centred, solution-focused and CBT-informed techniques to address patterns, thoughts and practical steps.
How much practice does she have?
She has four years of clinical experience working across mental health and therapeutic settings.
What credential and location does she hold?
She is registered with the BACP and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Polish.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and how much do they cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.