Josh Arminio

Josh Arminio is an ACA counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety and relationship difficulties. He is straightforward and calm in sessions and focuses on practical ways to manage self-esteem, compassion fatigue and life changes. Josh also works with concerns such as abandonment, control issues, social anxiety and questions about life purpose, including aspects related to narcissism and men's issues.

He began in mental health as a sexual assault victim advocate and completed a Master of Counselling at Monash University in 2020. While studying he interned at a high school and an employee assistance program agency. After graduating he added a graduate certificate in health and human services from the University of Melbourne.

Josh has worked across many settings including veteran services as a group therapy facilitator, community telehealth, academic advising, counselling in a carceral setting and clinical supervision for counselling graduate students. He has supported people from diverse backgrounds, such as military veterans, sex workers, LGBTQIA+ people, international students and immigrants, Indigenous Australians, older people, unhoused individuals and small business owners.

He completed a clinical certificate in group therapy and multicultural counselling at Shippensburg University in the USA. His foundation is Rogerian person-centred work, and he also uses ACT, schema approaches, CBT and REBT in ways that fit each person. Josh values social justice and cultural competency and brings those values into everyday sessions.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Josh blends person-centred work with targeted evidence-based techniques. Person-centred therapy focuses on listening, empathy and building a respectful therapeutic relationship to help people feel heard and understood. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify values, notice unhelpful thoughts and take committed action toward meaningful goals. Cognitive approaches such as CBT and REBT are used to identify thinking patterns that fuel anxiety, shame or guilt and to practice more helpful responses.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. Josh will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and life situation and then suggest techniques to try. He adjusts methods over time so the sessions match what the client needs and what feels useful in day-to-day life.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make some practical adaptations easier, such as doing sessions at a lunchtime break or using less bandwidth when video is difficult. Appropriately qualified therapists can guide the choice of method so clients get an approach that suits their needs and routines.