Barbara Josik, BACP

Barbara Josik is a BACP counsellor who offers a calm, compassionate space to talk about difficult feelings and events. She introduces a client-centred approach, encouraging people to describe what’s on their mind and start making small changes. Sessions are short and direct to suit a busy life. Barbara welcomes conversations in English and Polish.

Barbara draws on psychodynamic and integrative ideas to help people notice patterns that were previously out of awareness. She uses plain conversation to look at how past experiences shape current reactions. This often helps with anxiety, low mood, relationship difficulties and coping with life changes.

She also works with cognitive behavioural techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and try small experiments that test them. Mindfulness practices are used when slower, present-moment awareness can reduce worry and improve sleep. Barbara adapts her approach around what each person needs in the room.

Sessions are typically fifty minutes and usually weekly, though frequency can change if needed. The first meeting is a chance to get to know each other and agree how to proceed. Barbara emphasises patience and steady commitment rather than quick fixes.

Over four years she has supported people facing a wide range of issues, including stress, grief, addiction concerns, parenting strains, compassion fatigue, ADHD-related challenges and body image worries. People can expect practical conversation and gentle exploration of the problems that brought them to therapy.

How Barbara uses talking therapies online

Barbara often draws on client-centred work to put the person’s experience first, giving space to tell a story and feel heard. This approach helps when someone needs to make sense of confusing or painful feelings and regain steady footing.

She also uses cognitive behavioural therapy to help spot patterns of thinking that keep problems going. CBT is practical and goal-focused, useful for anxiety, low mood, sleep problems and managing unhelpful habits. Mindfulness practices are also offered to build present-moment awareness and reduce agitation or rumination.

Finding the right approach is a joint effort. The therapist will talk with the client about their needs and preferences and suggest ways of working that fit those goals. They will check in and adjust methods as the work progresses, so people take part in choosing what helps.

If you are considering online sessions please confirm the exact session formats before booking, as options are set by the therapist. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins, reduce travel time and make it simpler to maintain continuity when schedules change. Registered or accredited professionals can often blend conversation, practical exercises and mindfulness in remote sessions to support daily coping and longer-term change.