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Josephine Sultana, AASW

15 years in practice

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Josephine Sultana is an AASW social worker with 15 years' experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and relationship concerns.

License and registration

AASW
434502 · expires June 2026
Years in practice
15
Languages
English

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About Josephine

Josephine Sultana is an AASW social worker with 15 years' experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and relationship concerns. She helps people manage sleep problems, addictions, anger and self-esteem struggles. Parents who feel overwhelmed and those coping with major life changes will find practical, down-to-earth support.

Josephine uses a calm, warm style and encourages clear steps clients can try between sessions. She combines existential ideas with evidence-based therapies to keep work relevant to daily life.

Background and approach

That means talking about values, meaning and choices alongside practical tools for thinking and behaviour. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is used to spot unhelpful thinking and build alternatives. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) supports people to take values-based actions even when feelings are difficult.

Attachment-based methods help when past relationships shape current reactions. Josephine also draws on client-centred and emotion-focused approaches to deepen emotional awareness and strengthen self-compassion. She integrates these ways of working to suit each person rather than using one fixed method.

Josephine has worked across public and personal mental health settings and in independent practice since 2016. As an Accredited mental health social worker with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW), she blends psychological care with a practical focus on lifestyle and physical contributors to mental health. Her background includes integrative health perspectives that consider sleep, nutrition and chronic health issues.

Her aim is to help clients gain clarity, feel understood and build practical skills they can keep using. Sessions are collaborative and focused on real-world changes that matter to each person.

Focus areas and approaches

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Approaches Josephine names

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How therapeutic approaches fit with online care

Existential Therapy focuses on choices, meaning and personal values. It helps people who are wrestling with big life questions, transitions or a sense of being stuck by encouraging honest reflection and action aligned with what matters to them.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) combines acceptance of difficult feelings with clear steps guided by values. It suits people dealing with anxiety, depression, chronic stress or painful thoughts who want to build resilience and take meaningful action despite discomfort.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It can help people notice how they respond in close relationships and practise new ways of relating that feel safer and more satisfying.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and life circumstances and suggest a mix of methods that best fit. Clients are involved in choosing what to try and how progress will be reviewed over time.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls provide a close, face-to-face experience; phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a voice check-in is preferred. Live chat or text-based messaging can be used for shorter check-ins, homework review or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting and everyday routines.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does Josephine help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, sleep difficulties, addictions and parenting strain.

How would she approach therapy with me?

Her style is warm and collaborative. She blends existential reflection about meaning and choice with practical therapies like CBT and ACT to build coping skills and values-based action.

What is her clinical background?

Josephine has 15 years' experience in public and personal mental health and has operated a independent practice since 2016, working with a broad range of emotional and lifestyle concerns.

What credentials and location does she hold?

She is an AASW social worker registered in Australia and works from an Australian practice base.

Can I see her if I live outside Australia?

Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.

Which session formats are available?

Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are organised through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

What should I do to begin working with her?

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