Josie Walls

Untangle Counselling & Therapy

Flexible therapeutic counselling for adults and teens

Maybe your life has changed significantly, and you're struggling to adapt?
Maybe you have a dilemma and you don’t know what to do?
Maybe you want to improve your life or relationships but don’t know where to start?
Maybe you struggle with a mental health issue, and you’ve heard counselling could help?Please note that Untangle Counselling & Therapy is closed until Spring 2025

About

Josie is a psychotherapeutic counsellor based in Worcester. She works with adults and teenagers, providing counselling face-to-face, online and by phone. Josie aims to provide a friendly, approachable service and individualised support to meet your needs.Josie has provided counselling and therapy for various agencies and charities, including NHS-commissioned services, and worked as an alcohol dependence coach-therapist. Before training as a counsellor, Josie worked in mental health and wellbeing in various other roles, including specialist support work, youth work and advocacy. Josie also experienced significant mental health issues and adversity in her teens and early adulthood and has personal experience of neurodivergence. These experiences inform her work and make her passionate about providing the best possible support when people need it most.

Specialisms

Navigating relationships
Teen and young adult issues
Transitions and change
Loss and bereavement
Overcoming problematic drinking
Improving coping strategies
M.E./CFS, and living with chronic health issues and/or disabilityJosie holds an FdSc in Person-Centred Counselling and Psychotherapy and is an accredited member of the BACP (British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists).

Adult Therapy

Counselling sessions are 50-60 minutes long and happen face-to-face, by video-call or by phone. Counselling sessions aim to be a safe and private environment where you can openly discuss whatever is bothering you. A counsellor’s job is to be non-judgmental, to explore things from your point of view and understand what you’re experiencing.In sessions, we work together to:
Make sense of what’s going on
Process difficult emotions
Look for patterns
Break down problems
Look at how your past impacts the present
Find solutions
Set goalsNo two people’s counselling experience is the same, and counselling with different therapists will vary too.What counselling can help with:
Navigating relationships
Transitions and change
Loss and bereavement
Depression and low mood
Anxiety and panic attacks
Alcohol use
Self-harm
Suicidal thoughts
Trauma and adverse experiences
LGBTQIA+ issues (trans-affirmative; poly-friendly)
High Sensitivity
Issues related to autism and ADHD (neurodivergence-affirmative)
Living with chronic health issues
Recovering from abusive relationships
Stress and overwhelm

Teen Therapy

Counselling for teens is very similar to adult counselling. Counselling sessions are 50-60 minutes long and happen face-to-face, by video-call or by phone. Counselling sessions aim to be safe and private environments where you can openly discuss whatever is bothering you.Talking to a counsellor is not like talking to a parent or a teacher. It’s not their job to tell you what to do. It’s also important for the counsellor to keep what you say private, including from your parents.Starting counselling can be particularly daunting for young people, so there are means of making it easier - parents can stay for part of the session, and we might play games to get to know each other so it’s easier to talk - no sitting in awkward silence!Parent and family consultations can also be an option, particularly if the young person feels this would be beneficial, but the young person’s confidentiality would be maintained.What counselling can help with:
Navigating relationships
Exams, school and studying
Making decisions
Learning who you are
Transitions and change
Loss and bereavement
Depression and low mood
Anxiety and panic attacks
Self-harm
Trauma and adverse experiences
LGBTQIA+ issues
Neurodivergence issues
Stress and overwhelm

My Fees

Appointments are all 50-60 minutes unless agreed otherwise.15 Minute Initial Consultation (Phone or Zoom): Free
Face-to-Face (Central Worcester): £60
Video or Phone: £55

Concessionary spaces are available: Contact me for details.

Please note that I am not taking new clients until April 2025

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If you think I could be the person to help, get in touch! Feel free to book a 15-minute consultation below where we can have a chat about what's brought you here, and I can answer any questions.Please note, due to my practice closing for a period starting in October 2024, I am only doing short-term work. If you're unsure if this is right for you, please get in touch for us to discuss this.

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