Josephine Sultana

Josephine Sultana is an AASW social worker with 15 years' experience in public and private mental health. She helps people facing anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns, sleep problems, parenting strain, and addiction-related issues. Josephine also supports those coping with grief, career changes, caregiver fatigue and complex health-related challenges.

Her style is warm and collaborative. Sessions are practical and focused on building skills and clearer choices. She uses plain language and works with clients to set manageable goals that fit day-to-day life.

Josephine combines psychological therapy with an integrative health perspective. That means she considers lifestyle, gut and physical health alongside emotions and behaviour. She draws on evidence-informed tools to help clients notice patterns and try new ways of responding.

Therapeutic methods she commonly uses include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking, Emotion-Focused Therapy to deepen emotional understanding, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to build values-led action. She also uses attachment-based and client-centred ideas when they suit a person's needs.

Her background includes a Bachelor of Social Work and a Master of Counselling and Human Services, with specialty study in Emotion-Focused Therapy. Josephine has worked with adolescents, adults, parents and older adults since 2006 and has been in private practice since 2016. She aims to help people feel understood, gain clarity, and develop lasting, practical tools.

How her approaches inform online work

Josephine commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy and Emotion-Focused Therapy in her practice. ACT helps people notice unhelpful thinking, clarify personal values and take small, values-led actions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and can help with intimacy and trust issues. Emotion-Focused Therapy supports people to identify, sit with and make sense of strong emotions so they can respond differently in daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Josephine works collaboratively to match methods to a person's goals, preferences and current needs. That means she may draw on different tools across sessions and checks in with clients about what feels useful.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session formats before booking as the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work, parenting and travel. It can also allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, or avoid the need to be on camera if that helps someone engage. Discussing practical arrangements is part of initial planning so sessions can suit everyday life and therapy goals.