Josie Peacock, NCPS

Josie Peacock is a psychotherapeutic counsellor with five years of experience. She has worked in private practice, the NHS, and more recently for a charity supporting people in end of life and palliative care. Josie aims to ease the worry that can come with talking about current problems and past hurts. She presents as warm and friendly and listens actively to what people say.

Her approach is to support and guide rather than to rush. She helps people find tools and motivation when they feel stuck. This can include building confidence, improving self-esteem, and developing simple self-care routines. Josie uses practical conversation and reflective listening to help people notice small changes.

Josie draws on a mix of approaches in sessions. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take small steps forward. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is used when looking at thoughts and behaviours that keep problems in place. Attachment-Based and Client-Centred work inform how she thinks about relationships and emotional safety in sessions.

She has experience supporting a wide range of concerns. These include stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting pressures, anger, career problems, ADHD and more. Josie also offers help around abandonment, body image, caregiving strain, divorce and substance misuse.

People who prefer a compassionate, non-judgemental listener may find her style helpful. Her goal is to work with each person at their own pace and to help them notice practical shifts that improve day-to-day life.

How Josie’s approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people get clear about what matters to them and take small steps that match their values. It often focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing meaningful actions rather than trying to eliminate all difficult feelings. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and uses practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and some sleeping or eating issues. Attachment-Based work pays attention to how early and current relationships shape feeling and trust, which can help when intimacy or relationship patterns are a concern.

Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to agree what to try first and will adjust methods based on how things are going. This means sessions can combine techniques and be paced around individual goals and preferences.

If you are considering online work, please check the available session options before booking because the biography does not list specific formats. Many people find online therapy helpful because it can be easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time. For some issues, being able to reflect at home between sessions and try small exercises in everyday life can make therapy feel more grounded and practical.