Josephine Sultana, AASW
15 years in practice
Josephine Sultana is an AASW-accredited social worker with 15 years of clinical experience.
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-accredited social worker with 15 years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, sleep problems, grief, addictions, and relationship or intimacy concerns. Parents and individuals struggling with burnout or compassion fatigue can expect a calm, practical approach.
Her style is warm and collaborative. Jo uses clear, manageable steps so people can try things between sessions. She focuses on emotional understanding and practical skills rather than jargon.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to make daily life feel steadier and more manageable. Jo trained in Emotionally-Focused Therapy during her Master of Counselling and Human Services, and she draws on a mix of approaches to suit each person.
That includes Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to look at thinking patterns, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to support values-led action, and attachment-informed work to explore connection and safety in relationships. She also brings an integrative health perspective through additional training as a Registered Integrative Health Practitioner Level 2. That background means Jo considers lifestyle, nutrition and physical health alongside emotions when relevant.
She works with people living with chronic illness, pain, hormonal concerns and caregiver stress to address both body and mind factors. Clients can expect collaborative goal-setting and tools they can use between sessions. Jo aims to help people build lasting self-awareness, improve coping, and make clear choices that fit their life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Josephine lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Josephine names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Josephine commonly uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people become more aware of their feelings and how those feelings shape reactions. EFT is useful when emotional patterns keep repeating and a person wants clearer emotional insight.She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy which focuses on noticing thoughts and values-led action rather than fighting difficult feelings. ACT can help with anxiety, stress and making changes that match what matters most. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to look at patterns in close relationships and how early experiences may still affect current bonds and trust.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jo will discuss the different methods and together will choose what fits the person's goals and preferences. That collaborative process means approaches can be adjusted as needs change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video works well for in-depth sessions and visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging suits quick check-ins or shorter reflections. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring duties and daily life.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Jo commonly help with?
Jo supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and sleep problems. She also works with issues such as addictions, intimacy and parenting strain.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm, collaborative and practical. Sessions focus on emotional understanding and simple, usable tools.
How much experience does she have?
Jo has 15 years of experience across public and personal mental health settings and has been in independent practice since 2016.
What are Jo's credentials and where is she based?
She is accredited with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and practices in Australia.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she provide online?
Jo offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging for remote work.
How are sessions paid and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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