Josie Peacock

• Stress and anxiety
• Addiction and grief
• ACT and CBT

About Josie

Josie Peacock works on stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, self esteem and related concerns using a mix of practical talking approaches. She is NCPS registered and has five years' experience. Josie is based in the United Kingdom and offers counselling in English.

Josie trained as a psychotherapeutic counsellor and has worked in both private practice and the NHS. More recently she provided support for a charity focused on end of life and palliative care. That background informs her work with complex loss, caregiver stress and issues around ageing and serious illness.

Her sessions involve straightforward conversation and established methods. She uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, attachment-based work, client-centred methods and hypnotherapy depending on need. She helps people talk through past trauma, build confidence and develop practical ways to cope with difficult feelings.

Josie often supports people facing relationship problems, intimacy-related issues, parenting pressures and career stress. She also works with concerns such as eating and sleeping difficulties, addiction and compassion fatigue. She can help with both immediate coping strategies and longer-term patterns of behaviour.

Her style is attentive and non-judgemental, focused on clear listening and practical steps. People usually begin by describing what feels most urgent, then together they agree what to work on and how to measure progress. To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How Josie uses therapeutic approaches in online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values; it can be useful for anxiety, stress and motivation issues. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and teaches practical tools to change patterns that maintain depression or anxiety. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how past relationships shape current trust and connection, which can help with intimacy, relationship problems and attachment issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Josie will discuss different methods and agree a way forward with each client based on their goals, preferences and what feels workable in therapy. This is a collaborative process and approaches can be combined or adjusted over time.

Please confirm the current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific delivery methods. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work and family life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also offers options for quieter conversation or sessions without being on camera, depending on what suits the person.

Topics Josie lists

• Stress and 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 and 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 and non-monogamous relationships
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Process addictions
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sex addiction
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sexuality
• Quitting smoking or vaping
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• 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

Questions about Josie

What concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, low self esteem and depression, among other issues such as relationship and parenting pressures.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, attachment-based techniques, client-centred work and hypnotherapy, chosen to fit the client's needs.

How much experience does she have?

She has five years' experience, including roles in private practice, the NHS and recent work for a charity in end of life and palliative care.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is registered with NCPS and is based in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.

How much does counselling cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.