Miss Josephine Sultana Counsellor

Jo is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker registered with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). Jo has a Bachelor of Social Work and a Masters in Counselling and Human Services majoring in a therapeutic approach called Emotion Focused Therapy. After working for some time just focusing on her clients' cognitive processes and learning about the complex link between a person's gut health and overall cognitive well-being Jo completed further studies and is a Registered Integrative Health Practitioner Level 2 (IHP2). She holds professional registration with the International Institute for Complementary Therapists and can provide a holistic approach to mental health care. Her experience in mental health practice has been in both the public and private sectors since 2010. Jo has worked in private practice since 2016. She has worked with a broad range of age groups including; adolescents, parents, adults, and the elderly. Jo has a special interest in working with individuals experiencing depression and anxiety and also with women struggling with imbalanced hormones including PCOS. The therapeutic approaches Jo draws most on in practice include a combination of but are not limited to; Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help you unpack the thought processes associated with the issue at hand, Emotion Focused Therapy to help you gain an understanding of your emotional response, and Narrative Therapy to help you understand the stories you develop and carry with you. The outcome of using these three therapeutic approaches in practice supports you to feel understood in your personal journey, help’s you to develop a deeper understanding and knowing about who you are as a person and then I will give you the tools to either shift the perspective you once had or you will leave with the tools you need to manage the life challenges you present with. Jo is also a registered Integrative Health Practitioner and can work with individuals using a tailored and holistic approach through the use of functional medicine testing that looks for imbalances and toxins built up in the body.