Barbara Josik
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About me
If you're feeling overwhelmed, struggling with past wounds, or caught in toxic family or work dynamics, therapy can help you regain control, heal, and thrive. As a psychodynamic, integrative counsellor, I specialise in helping clients who are navigating the effects of childhood trauma, challenging family relationships, and the pressures of demanding work environments.
Who I Work With
I support individuals dealing with:
✔ Childhood trauma – Healing from past experiences that continue to affect your emotional health
✔ Difficult family dynamics – Navigating complex relationships and setting healthy boundaries
✔ Workplace stress & burnout – Coping with pressure, overwhelm, and work-related anxiety
✔ Anxiety & low self-esteem – Overcoming fear, self-doubt, and perfectionism
✔ People-pleasing tendencies – Breaking free from the need to seek approval from others constantly
How Therapy Can Help You
Whether you're struggling with anxiety at work, feeling drained from family conflict, or working through unresolved past trauma, therapy provides a safe space for you to explore and heal. We will work collaboratively to uncover the root causes of your struggles and use practical strategies to help you feel more grounded, confident, and empowered.
Through therapy, you can expect to:
Understand the deeper roots of your emotional struggles
Learn to set boundaries and improve relationships
Build emotional resilience and healthier coping mechanisms
Regain a sense of balance and clarity in your life
My Approach
As an integrative therapist, I use a blend of psychodynamic, humanistic, trauma-informed therapy, CBT, Gestalt, and inner child work. This means we can explore the past influences that continue to affect you, while also focusing on practical, present-day strategies to help you cope with stress, anxiety, and relationship difficulties. I tailor our work to your individual needs, ensuring that therapy supports your healing journey in the most effective way for you.
Whether you're dealing with workplace burnout, unresolved trauma, or family struggles, I am here to help you navigate these challenges and create lasting, positive change.
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).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
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Online sessions available from Monday to Friday.
