Josie Peacock, NCPS

Josie Peacock is a psychotherapeutic counsellor with five years of practice across private practice, the NHS, and charity work in end of life and palliative care. She holds an NCPS credential and draws on that clinical background when supporting people facing difficult life moments.

Josie aims to make the first steps easier. Her style is warm and friendly, with a calm, listening approach. She focuses on helping people talk through anxieties, past hurts and decisions that feel overwhelming.

In sessions she works with practical steps to build confidence and self‑care. She helps people find tools to manage anxiety, low mood, sleeping problems, addictive patterns and relationship concerns. Josie also supports people coping with grief, career changes, ADHD-related challenges and the strain of caregiving.

Her approach is collaborative and non‑judgemental. She listens, reflects, and helps people set achievable goals. Josie uses a range of methods tailored to each person, including ACT, attachment‑based work, CBT and client‑centred techniques when these suit the situation.

People most often come to her when life feels stuck or when stresses pile up. She guides them through exploring feelings, trying new ways of responding, and practising small changes that can make daily life more manageable. Josie encourages realistic steps and ongoing review so progress can be noticed and adjusted.

Therapeutic approaches to use online and in life

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while learning to tolerate difficult thoughts and feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, depression and coping with big life changes.

Attachment‑based work focuses on how early and close relationships shape current ways of relating. It can help people understand patterns in their relationships and feel safer in forming connections and expressing needs.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to the person's goals and preferences and then suggest options that fit. That choice is reviewed over time so methods can be adapted if something isn’t helpful.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm current session formats before booking as the profile does not list specific delivery methods. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving or travel, and it can reduce time spent commuting. Different approaches also suit different session rhythms - some weeks might focus on practical CBT‑style tasks and short check‑ins, while other weeks use longer conversations to process emotions - and these can often be arranged to match everyday life demands.