About Josephine
Josephine Ovalles is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, addiction concerns, and relationship challenges. She speaks English and Spanish and brings thirteen years of clinical experience to sessions. Her style is straightforward and focused on practical steps that fit everyday life.
She uses approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to guide work in session.
How Josephine works
Those methods are used to help people change unhelpful thinking, build emotional skills, clarify values, and improve closeness in relationships. Sessions are tailored to what each person needs most. Josephine aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk through painful moments and learn new coping strategies.
She often helps with grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleeping problems, parenting strain, and career stress. She also supports people facing abandonment, communication problems, chronic illness, and challenges tied to immigration or cultural transition. Practical problem solving and skill building are common parts of her work.
That can mean working on emotion regulation, improving communication, or developing routines that reduce anxiety and improve sleep. She also addresses substance-related concerns and compassion fatigue for those feeling burned out. People interested in starting therapy can expect collaborative sessions that balance listening with concrete tools.
Josephine combines empathy with clear steps people can try between meetings to notice change over time.
Josephine lists 12 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What Josephine works with
The areas below are the ones Josephine selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches you can access online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying what matters most and taking small, value-driven steps. It helps people who feel stuck by teaching ways to notice thoughts without being controlled by them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete techniques to change patterns that cause distress. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and sleep issues. Attachment-Based Therapy centers on how early relationships shape current patterns and aims to improve how people connect and trust others. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they try methods, adjust based on what helps, and pick tools that fit daily life. Online sessions offer flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls let people see facial cues and practice communication skills. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a short break. Live chat or text-based messaging supports regular check-ins, quick problem solving, and follow-up between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and practical for everyday needs.Start online instead of waiting
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