Counsellor profile
Josephine Sultana, AASW
Australia
AASW social worker - Anger and emotional health
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- CredentialsAASW
- RegistrationAASW, Australia / 434502
- Experience15 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationAustralia
About
- ACT and CBT
- Emotion-focused work
- Integrative health
About Josephine
Josephine Sultana is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker registered with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and has practised for 15 years. She works with adults on issues such as stress, anxiety, relationship strain, sleep problems, parenting concerns, depression, addictions, grief and anger.
Jo blends psychological approaches with attention to physical health. She trained in counselling and social work and later added integrative health education. That means she looks at mood, sleep and energy as connected to lifestyle and, sometimes, to biochemical factors.
Her sessions focus on practical skills and clearer emotional awareness. She uses cognitive behaviour techniques to spot patterns in thinking and behaviour. She also works with emotional processing and attachment themes to help people understand why they react the way they do.
Jo includes acceptance and commitment ideas and mindfulness to help with emotional regulation and values-based choices. When relevant, she brings in broader integrative health tools to consider nutrition, inflammation or nutrient factors that might affect mood or fatigue.
Clients can expect a collaborative style that balances problem-solving with exploration of feelings. Jo has experience across public and private mental health settings and in private practice since 2016. She supports people aiming to reduce reactivity, manage anger, and build steadier daily routines.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Josephine commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) in her clinical work. ACT encourages noticing difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that match personal values; it can help with ongoing anger, avoidance and motivation problems. EFT helps people deepen emotional awareness and understand patterns in how they respond to others, which is useful for relationship strain and intense emotional reactions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jo discusses goals and preferences with each person and together they pick methods that fit the presenting concerns. That collaborative process helps shape whether sessions lean more toward skills-based CBT tasks, values work from ACT, or deeper emotional processing from EFT.
The biography does not list specific session formats here, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make therapy easier to fit into busy routines, cut travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists can adapt exercises, mindfulness practices and behavioural tasks to an online setting so the work fits everyday life rather than expecting large blocks of time.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, sleep problems, parenting concerns, depression, addictions, grief and anger among other concerns.
What is her style in sessions?
Her style is collaborative and practical, combining emotional processing with skill-building to reduce reactivity and improve day-to-day functioning.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of clinical experience across public and private mental health services and has been in private practice since 2016.
What credentials and where is she based?
She is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and practises in Australia.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.