About Josie
Josie Peacock is a psychotherapeutic counsellor with five years of experience working across independent practice, the NHS, and a charity focused on end of life and palliative care. She holds the NCPS credential and aims to offer calm, practical support for people who feel stuck or overwhelmed. Her approach is warm and friendly.
She listens carefully and treats people with respect and compassion. Sessions focus on building confidence and self‑esteem, and on creating small, workable steps toward better day to day coping.
Background and approach
Josie has helped people manage anxiety, depression, addiction and grief, as well as relationship and intimacy concerns. She also works with issues such as sleep and eating difficulties, anger and career stress, and long term challenges like trauma, attachment concerns and ADHD. LGBT concerns are included among the areas she lists.
Therapy draws on several practical approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, alongside attachment‑based and client‑centred ways of working. Hypnotherapy is also part of her toolkit when appropriate. Her style is non‑judgemental and down to earth.
She aims to guide people toward clearer choices and more manageable routines. The emphasis is on finding tools that fit the person’s life rather than on complex theory. To start, clients use the site’s Start Therapy process to match and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
What Josie works with
Everything Josie lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Josie is listed here; the rest shows what else Josie works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Josie lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on identifying values and taking small committed actions that match what matters most. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and teaches practical strategies to break unhelpful patterns and improve mood and sleep.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which methods suit the person's aims and preferences. That may mean trying one way for a few sessions and adapting as goals evolve.
Confirm the session formats offered before booking, as the biography does not specify formats here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - sessions can be scheduled around work, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check‑in meetings when needed. For some people, remote sessions also make it simpler to try techniques such as guided breathing, behavioural experiments between meetings, or brief homework tasks that fit into daily routines.
Questions people ask about Josie
What kinds of concerns does this counsellor help with?
Josie works with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep and eating problems, trauma and attachment difficulties, and workplace or career stress.
What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?
Sessions are warm and client‑centred, with active listening and practical steps to build confidence and coping skills. She combines empathic support with evidence‑informed techniques to help people try new ways of handling problems.
How much experience does the counsellor have?
She has five years of professional experience working in independent practice, the NHS, and in a charity setting that provided end of life and palliative care support.
What credential does Josie hold and where is she based?
She is listed with NCPS and practices in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are accepted; confirm any time zone differences when arranging sessions.
How are costs and payment handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with this counsellor?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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