Josie Peacock

Josie Peacock is a psychotherapeutic counsellor with five years' experience. She has worked in private practice, the NHS, and more recently with a charity in end of-life and palliative care. Josie aims to offer steady, practical support for people facing hard emotions. She uses clear, everyday language and a warm, friendly manner during sessions.

Josie helps people who are struggling to find motivation, feeling stuck, or living with anxiety and depression. She also supports those coping with grief, addiction, relationship strain and changes linked to life stage or illness. Her approach focuses on building self-esteem, confidence and simple self-care routines people can use day to day.

Sessions are client-focused and non-judgemental. Josie aims to listen closely, reflect what she hears and help clients try small, manageable steps between meetings. She describes her style as compassionate and respectful, keeping things direct and practical.

Her work draws on a mix of therapies, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based ideas, client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural techniques and hypnotherapy where appropriate. Josie tailors these methods to each person rather than using a single fixed model.

If someone is unsure what to expect, Josie helps set straightforward goals and checks in on progress. She encourages honest conversation about what is and isn’t working so the plan can change as needed.

How Josie’s approaches translate to online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It uses practical exercises and values-based goals to help someone take action that matters to them. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing small behaviour changes to reduce anxiety and low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Josie will discuss what feels most helpful and adapt methods to each person’s needs and goals. The process is collaborative – she listens, suggests options and checks whether an approach feels useful as you go.

The biography did not list specific session formats, so please confirm the exact online options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week and reduce travel time. It can also allow shorter check-ins when needed, or sessions without video if that feels better. Many people find remote sessions let them join from a quieter place or from work on a lunch break, which helps keep continuity during difficult times.