Counsellor profile
Josephine Cleverly, BACP
United Kingdom
Counsellor - relationships and trauma
Continue with JosephineWhere Josephine stands
- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 379239
- Experience
- 6 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Integrative approach
- Attachment informed
- Play and talk
About Josephine
Josephine Cleverly is a counsellor registered with the BACP and has six years of professional experience in therapeutic settings. She works with adults who are managing stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and codependency issues among other concerns.
She trained with a BA in Psychology, Psychotherapy and Counselling in Lancashire and completed a Masters in Integrative Counselling in Melbourne, Australia. Her work history includes time as a school counsellor at a large international school in Singapore, where she supported a varied client group.
A substantial part of her caseload involved adults and young people affected by domestic violence and trauma. She has also worked with children and young people with additional needs and with their siblings and families, offering support around behaviour, emotional regulation and family stress.
Josephine practises in an integrative way. That means she draws on several approaches such as attachment ideas, play therapy, person-centred work, cognitive behavioural techniques and solution-focused strategies. Sessions can include creative methods as well as talking, depending on what helps the person express and process feelings.
She describes her way of working as person-led, aiming to match the method to the individual rather than using one fixed technique. Practical goals, clearer boundaries and steps to manage overwhelm are typical outcomes people work towards in sessions.
Josephine accepts clients in the United Kingdom and works with people in English. If someone wants to begin, they are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and book an initial session.
How sessions work
How Josephine blends approaches for online work
Josephine uses integrative methods that bring together a few clear approaches. Attachment-informed work looks at how early relationship patterns affect current reactions and helps people explore how they relate to others now. Person-centred work focuses on a straightforward, respectful conversation where the client leads and the therapist follows to clarify feelings and priorities. Cognitive behavioural techniques help identify unhelpful thinking and test small behaviour changes to reduce anxiety and improve mood.Finding the right mix is part of the work. She will help the client and therapist agree which approaches to try based on goals, what has helped in the past, and what feels doable. That decision is collaborative and can be adjusted as progress is made.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, cut travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals often use remote sessions to keep regular contact between meetings and to practise new skills in everyday settings.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Does she help with people-pleasing and codependency?
Yes. She works with codependency and related relationship patterns, supporting people who struggle to put others first at their own expense.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses an integrative, person-led style that mixes talk and creative work. Methods drawn on include attachment ideas, person-centred work, CBT elements and solution-focused techniques.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of professional experience, including work as a school counsellor in an international school setting.
Is she registered and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
International clients are accepted and sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a 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.