Josie Peacock, NCPS

Josie Peacock is a psychotherapeutic counsellor with five years' experience working across private practice, the NHS and charity settings. She has supported people through end of life and palliative care work and in other clinical roles. Josie aims to make therapy approachable and practical from the first session.

Her style is warm and friendly. She listens closely and offers a non-judgemental space where clients can speak about anxiety, grief, addiction or painful past experiences. Josie focuses on helping people build confidence, improve self-esteem and find simple tools to cope day-to-day.

She combines several well-known approaches to match each person's needs, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-focused work and cognitive strategies. The emphasis is on real-world steps you can try between sessions, not just talking about problems.

People come to Josie with a wide range of concerns such as stress, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep or eating difficulties, ADHD and coping with major life changes. She also supports those facing caregiver strain, bereavement, substance issues and work-related compassion fatigue.

Sessions aim to be collaborative. Josie works with you to set goals and measure progress in ways that feel useful. She is straightforward about the effort involved and stays alongside clients as they try new patterns and skills.

If you want a counsellor who combines practical tools with a compassionate approach, Josie offers focused support that helps people move forward at their own pace.

Therapeutic approaches and what online work looks like

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being led by them, then focus on actions that reflect their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people try different ways of relating and feeling safer in connection.

The right approach often becomes clearer after a few sessions. Josie will work collaboratively to identify which methods suit your goals and preferences, and will adjust the plan as you try strategies together. This means you will build a personalised path rather than follow a fixed template.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let you use spoken conversation and visual cues for a fuller session. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick reflections, journaling-style work or days when typing feels more manageable. Together these formats help fit therapy around work, caregiving and daily life, making regular contact more achievable for many people.