- Integrative approach
- Practical sleep strategies
- Values-focused care
About Josephine
Josephine Sultana is an AASW social worker with 15 years of experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief and sleep concerns. She works with adults and parents who are juggling life changes, relationship strain, caregiving stress and the emotional fallout of trauma and loss. Her approach is warm and collaborative and she aims to help people build practical skills for day-to-day coping.
Josephine combines talking therapies with an integrative lens that considers lifestyle and physical health. She uses evidence-informed psychological methods to help clients understand patterns of thinking, manage strong emotions and reconnect with personal values. She also brings knowledge of connections between gut health, nutrition and mood when that is relevant to someone’s situation.
In the therapy room Josephine keeps language plain and focuses on small, useful changes. She may work on thought patterns that feed anxiety, guide emotional processing after loss or help set boundaries and routines that improve sleep and energy. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.
Josephine holds a Bachelor of Social Work and a Master of Counselling and Human Services. She is registered with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and has practised in both public and private mental health settings since 2016.
She also integrates complementary, evidence-informed health strategies where helpful, and can include functional assessments or lifestyle measures as part of a broader plan. Her aim is to help people gain clarity, feel understood and build lasting tools for emotional wellbeing.
How Josephine’s approaches translate to online work
Josephine draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy among other approaches. ACT helps people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions based on what matters to them, which can aid with sleep routines, anxiety and coping with life changes. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people name and work through strong feelings so those emotions stop driving unhelpful patterns, which can be useful after loss or in relationship strain.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Josephine treats this as a collaborative process and will discuss what methods suit a person’s goals, preferences and day-to-day life. Together they decide what feels most helpful and adapt the approach over time.
If you want online sessions, please confirm current session options before booking as formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when that suits a person’s schedule. It can also support steady work on sleep routines, thought patterns and emotional skills without needing an in-person visit.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Credentials
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Josephine help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, sleep difficulties, relationship and parenting strain, grief, trauma, addictions and compassion fatigue, among other concerns.
How would sessions typically feel or proceed?
Sessions are collaborative and practical, using plain language and gentle pacing. Work often focuses on understanding emotions, changing unhelpful thinking and building routines that improve sleep and daily functioning.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
Josephine has practised for 15 years across public and private mental health services and has been in private practice since 2016.
Which credentials and where does she practise?
She is registered with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and practises in Australia.
Can I work with her in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she see clients outside Australia?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How much do sessions cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Josephine?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.