I’m Josie,
Integrative Psychotherapist and Counsellor
I provide help with issues affecting your life:
Feeling stuck, lost or overwhelmed
Anxiety or depression
Facing major change
Dealing with a recent diagnosis
Struggling with relationship stress
Trying to make sense of things
Suffering grief or loss
Feeling ready to face the past
My way of working is to use different techniques, philosophies, scientific ideas and theories. My favourites include ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), IFS (Internal Family Systems), Existentialism, Interpersonal Psychodynamics, Somatic practices, neurobiology and phenomenology. As an integrative psychotherapist, I can create a unique way of working that is just for you. My aim is to meet your goals in the way that suits you best. This is bespoke therapy.
At the heart of therapy is one human being in a healing relationship with another. My role is to be part witness, companion, archeologist, storyteller, biographer, cheerleader and neuroscientist.
In the therapy room, my job is to attend to you and listen well. I might take notes, I might reflect back on what I’ve heard, and I might offer insights. When you first come in, I will listen to your needs and your story. Together we create goals that work towards meeting your needs. I will then develop a draft road map with your help. The road map can be changed along the way.
It can help to think of psychotherapy as a road trip. As your therapist, I am sitting in the passenger seat but you are behind the wheel. You get to steer, accelerate and slow down and take the exit and come back onto the motorway as you need. I have the guidebook and can point out the best attractions to see along the way. You get to decide if we visit them or not.
“We are born in relationship, we are wounded in relationship & we can be healed in relationship.”
- Harville Hendrix
Come and see me
Wednesdays & Saturday mornings
Each session lasts 1 hour
$140 per session
In person: At The Mountain Room - SoHo ARTS, South Hobart
Online: Via Zoom
Get in Touch
If you're interested in working with me, I would love to hear from you
Testimonials
“I recommend having sessions with Josie. I think she has a beautiful, poetic, wise and brilliant mind. She is endlessly curious about people and life, and this curiosity gives her depth, authenticity, humility and gentleness. I experienced Josie as a totally safe, non-judgemental, supportive and encouraging presence. Really I can’t recommend her highly enough.”
“My sessions with Josie have been such a gift. They have been invaluable for me to sharpen the needle of my compass to navigate my emotional and psychological landscape with more self-awareness and self-care. Josie has a wonderful capacity to make the process gentle and beautiful yet powerful.”
“Josie is outstanding and truly gifted in what she does. She has a natural ability to connect, hold space and take you deep. I loved the way she synthesised what I had said and the way she reflects back in such a way that helped me to feel seen, understood and so safe. I receiving counseling around specific issues I’ve been stuck in for most of my adult life and things I have a lot of fear around.”
“Working with Josie has been a tremendously rewarding experience. She brings energy, warmth and understanding to her sessions along with a deep knowledge of various psychological frameworks. This resulted in massive real-world changes for me in terms of my mental health and perspective on life. Highly recommended!”
“I never thought that talking to someone would help, but hey presto. I really don’t things would have changed. I didn’t have a goal, just flailing around in space. I was afraid of what I might find internally. I would have in a dark place this year. But things have taken a turn. So thank you.”