Wendy Joseph, BACP

Wendy Joseph is a trauma-informed and neurodivergence-informed practitioner who combines clinical experience, research and advanced supervision training to support people facing a wide range of challenges. She is a member of the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and holds accreditation as an Advanced Integrated Clinical Supervisor. Her background includes 20 years as a UK Registered Mental Health Nurse and postgraduate study, with an MSc in Public Health awarded with distinction and a BSc (Hons) in Psychology. She is also a published health researcher with four papers on topics including autism, domestic violence and dementia risk prediction, and she is awaiting PhD candidacy.

Her therapeutic training includes Gestalt therapy, which blends psychodynamic and humanistic approaches focused on self-awareness, insight and the integration of mind, body and environment. She also trains and works with a range of clinical models - from attachment-based and psychodynamic therapies to solution-focused, narrative, somatic and trauma-focused approaches - tailoring methods to each person’s needs. Wendy maintains a high level of professional development, typically completing around 200 hours of continuing professional development each year.

Her working style is relaxed and flexible while remaining client-led. She offers structured programmes for specific goals such as exploring attachment style, improving executive functioning, emotional regulation, addiction recovery (including porn and masturbation addiction), ADHD coaching, cultivating self-compassion, anxiety management, and relationship repair or preparation for separation and divorce. She can provide validated self-report mental health and wellbeing assessments via an external psychology provider and recommends evidence-based resources to support personal growth.

Wendy’s clinical skills draw on contemporary theories and techniques including the polyvagal model, somatic experiencing, trauma and disorganised attachment body approaches, positive psychology tools, solution-focused brief therapy, the FLASH technique for processing traumatic memories with reduced distress, and elements of the Gottman Method in couples work. Her practice experience spans carer wellbeing, severe and enduring mental health conditions, dementia care, autism and ADHD-informed work, intimate partner violence and workplace bullying. She has developed and facilitated group programmes on stress management, sleep, coping with hearing voices, depression and general wellbeing. In addition to clinical practice, Wendy contributes to research in dementia and domestic violence and holds accreditation in Advanced Integrated Clinical Supervision.