Barbara Josik
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About me
As a psychodynamic, integrative counselor, I believe that exploring our past experiences and unconscious patterns can reveal valuable insights into the challenges we face today. My approach centres on creating a safe, non-judgmental space to work collaboratively to understand and transform the underlying influences on your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours.
With a psychodynamic foundation, I help clients explore the deeper roots of their emotions, relationships, and personal struggles. Often, unresolved feelings or past experiences can impact us in ways we may not be fully aware of, and bringing these to light can create new pathways for growth and healing.
As an integrative therapist, I draw from multiple therapeutic approaches. I use a range of modalities, such as psychodynamic, humanistic, trauma-informed therapy, body psychotherapy, CBT, Gestalt, and inner child work to build the therapy around you and your needs. This means that while our work together may delve into past experiences, we may also focus on present challenges, behavioural patterns, and coping skills, depending on what feels most helpful for you. My goal is to offer you a supportive, empathetic, and flexible approach that encourages self-discovery and lasting change.
Whether you’re dealing with anxiety, navigating life changes, working through challenging past experiences, people-pleasing tendencies, low self-esteem or simply seeking more clarity in your life, I’m here to help. Together, we’ll work at a pace that feels comfortable for you, creating a collaborative process that fosters growth and resilience.
I have worked in a variety of mental health and therapeutic settings, supporting individuals struggling with a range of issues, including:
- anxiety
- life transitions
- depression
- abuse
- narcissistic abuse
- domestic violence
- bereavement
- family issues
- relationship issues
- ADHD
- social anxiety
- people-pleasing tendencies
- low self-esteem
- low confidence and many more
From the start, we will agree on what you would like to get out of therapy. However, we will review the work as we move along, allowing you to reflect on your progress and how we are doing. It is not uncommon for initial goals to change as the therapeutic work evolves.
I welcome any questions you may have and look forward to hearing from you.
Training, qualifications & experience
Training, qualifications:
- Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling
- Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling
- Time-limited Counselling, CPD training
- Neuroscience, Attachment and Therapeutical Alliance
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CPD training
- Embodied Processing Certification; Healing Trauma and Nervous System Dysregulation
- Trauma, The Brain and Recovery CPD workshop
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
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Online sessions available from Monday to Friday.
