Barbara Josik, BACP

Barbara Josik offers a client-centred approach that places the person's experience at the heart of therapy. She blends practical conversation with reflective listening to help people make sense of difficult feelings and find clearer ways forward. Barbara works in English and Polish and practises from the United Kingdom. Barbara draws on several approaches, including psychodynamic thinking and cognitive behavioural ideas, to tailor sessions around each person's needs. She helps people notice patterns that cause pain and experiments with new responses in day-to-day life. Sessions are usually weekly and last fifty minutes, with the option to meet more often if needed. People come to Barbara for stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship difficulties. She also supports those dealing with trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, addiction concerns, intimacy-related issues and sleeping problems. Other areas she addresses include parenting strain, career worries, compassion fatigue and ADHD-related challenges. Her background includes work across a range of mental health and therapeutic settings. That experience informs how she frames conversations and the practical tools she offers. The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, is the credential listed with her name. New clients can expect an initial meeting aimed at finding out what matters most to them. That first session is a chance to talk about recent struggles, ask questions about the way she works and agree on goals. If the fit feels right, Barbara and the person will plan the next steps together.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on creating a warm, non-judgemental space where the person sets the pace and topics of discussion. This approach helps when someone needs to feel heard and understood before making changes.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings and behaviours and tests small experiments to change them. It is practical and can help with anxiety, sleeping issues and unhelpful habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences and what feels most useful. Together they will try different ways of working and adjust the plan if something does not fit.

Online therapy offers flexibility with video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video sessions suit conversations that benefit from seeing facial cues, while phone calls work well when bandwidth is low or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and messaging can be used for brief updates, reflections between sessions or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family and everyday life.