Barbara Josik

• Psychodynamic therapy
• CBT techniques
• Mindfulness practice

About Barbara

Barbara Josik helps people work through stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, self-esteem issues and addiction using an integrative psychodynamic approach. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has four years of practice in mental health and therapeutic settings.

Her work draws on psychodynamic ideas alongside client-centred and solution-focused methods. Sessions focus on what is on the client's mind and look at patterns that repeat in relationships and day-to-day life. She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness to support coping and behavioural change.

Barbara often helps people talk about difficult past events and current problems that feel stuck. She offers regular weekly sessions of around fifty minutes, with the option to increase frequency when clinically appropriate and available. The first meeting is an opportunity to discuss what brought someone to counselling and to explain how she works.

Her background includes work across a range of mental health and therapeutic services. That experience informs work with anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, loss and bereavement, anger, low self-esteem and related issues. She also supports people dealing with career stress, parenting pressures and compassion fatigue.

Sessions are conducted in English and Polish. Barbara’s practice aims to combine talking about past experience with practical strategies, so clients can better manage emotions and daily life challenges.

How her approaches work for online counselling

Barbara uses client-centred work to focus on the person’s concerns and current feelings, helping them tell their story and set the agenda for sessions. This approach supports issues such as relationship strain, low self-esteem and grief by keeping attention on the client’s immediate experience.

She also uses cognitive behavioural therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical techniques for managing anxiety, sleep problems, mood and unhelpful behaviours. Mindfulness is used alongside these approaches to help with stress regulation and building present-moment awareness.

Finding the best approach is part of the work. Barbara will discuss options with the client and agree which methods to use based on needs, goals and preferences. This collaborative planning can be reviewed as counselling progresses.

Session formats are not detailed in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work or family commitments, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists commonly offer online work as one way to make sessions more manageable within busy lives.

Topics Barbara lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Grief
• Self-esteem
• Addictions
• LGBT
• Trauma and abuse
• Intimacy-related issues
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Adoption and foster care
• Attachment issues
• Avoidant personality
• Body image
• Cancer
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dependent personality
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Fertility issues
• First responder issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Immigration issues
• Impulsivity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Multicultural concerns
• Narcissism
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Quitting smoking or vaping
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Somatic Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy
• Internal Family Systems

Questions about Barbara

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. She works with anxiety and related issues such as panic, social anxiety and stress.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She practises an integrative psychodynamic approach alongside client-centred, solution-focused, cognitive behavioural and mindfulness methods.

What experience does she have?

She has four years of experience working in a variety of mental health and therapeutic settings.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I have sessions in Polish?

Sessions are offered in English and Polish.

Does she accept international clients?

No. She does not currently accept international clients.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.