Josephine Ovalles, LCSW

Josephine Ovalles, LCSW, is a New York based therapist who brings 13 years of clinical experience to her work with individuals, couples, and families. As an LCSW - a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - she combines practical, evidence-informed methods with a person-centered stance to help clients address a wide range of concerns. She provides therapy in both English and Spanish, allowing her to support bilingual clients across cultural and language needs.

Her practice focuses on issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addiction, trauma and abuse, relationship and family challenges, grief, parenting and intimacy concerns, sleep difficulties, ADHD, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life transitions. She also works with related issues including abandonment, attachment difficulties, chronic illness and pain, communication problems, divorce and separation, domestic violence, immigration matters, infidelity, isolation and loneliness, and forgiveness.

Josephine draws from a broad clinical toolkit to tailor care to each person or couple. Her approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), attachment-based work, client-centered therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), mindfulness-based methods, Motivational Interviewing, narrative and psychodynamic approaches, solution-focused strategies, and trauma-focused therapy. This range allows her to address symptoms and patterns while supporting practical change and improved coping.

She is currently accepting clients in New York and works with adults across a variety of life stages and situations. Her style emphasizes collaboration, clear communication, and a steady commitment to helping people find workable strategies for meaningful change.