Josephine Sultana, AASW

Josephine Sultana is an AASW social worker with 15 years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, grief, relationship concerns and ageing-related challenges. She offers a calm, practical style and helps people make small changes that improve daily life. Sessions focus on what matters to each person and on finding workable steps forward.

Her background includes a Bachelor of Social Work and a Master of Counselling and Human Services, with a focus on Emotion-Focused Therapy. Jo has practiced across public and private mental health services and has worked in private practice since 2016. That range means she is used to helping people at different stages of life and with varied concerns.

Jo uses several approaches to suit the person in front of her. She draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to look at thoughts and behaviours, Emotion-Focused Therapy to deepen emotional understanding, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to support values-based choices. She also uses client-centred and attachment-informed ways of working, keeping the relationship and the person’s goals central.

Recognising that the body and mind interact, Jo trained as a Registered Integrative Health Practitioner Level 2 and is registered with the International Institute for Complementary Therapists. This lets her combine psychological support with functional assessments when appropriate, such as tests that explore nutrient or biochemical factors that can affect mood and energy.

People who work with Jo can expect a warm, collaborative process. She helps clients build practical tools, make sense of distress, and take steps toward clearer routines, better sleep, and steadier wellbeing.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, low mood and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns shape current connections and emotional responses, which can help with intimacy issues, attachment concerns and relationship distress. Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s own experience at the centre of sessions, offering a non-judgemental space to talk and develop self-directed solutions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss your needs, goals and preferences and try methods that fit you. Treatment evolves over time and adjustments are made in collaboration so the plan stays relevant to what you want to achieve.

For practical session arrangements, please confirm current options before booking as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also suit people who prefer speaking without being on camera or who need a way to attend while balancing caregiving, work or medical appointments. Appropriately qualified therapists can adapt interventions such as ACT or attachment work to a remote format while focusing on exercises, values work and emotional processing that translate well across distance.