About Josh
Josh Arminio helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety and relationship strain. He brings a calm, direct style and focuses on practical steps people can use between sessions. Josh is an ACA counsellor and has six years' experience in mental health support.
Josh began his career as a sexual assault victim advocate and completed a Master of Counselling at Monash University in 2020. He also holds a graduate certificate in health and human services from the University of Melbourne.
How Josh works
During training he completed internships in a high school and an employee assistance program (EAP) agency. After graduating Josh worked across a wide range of settings. Roles have included group therapy facilitation for veteran services, community telehealth, academic advising, counselling in a carceral setting and clinical supervision of counselling graduate students.
He has also delivered support to people who are unhoused, international students and others with complex needs. Josh has additional qualifications in group therapy and multicultural counselling from Shippensburg University in the United States. His clinical foundation is Rogerian person-centred practice, with training in acceptance and commitment techniques, schema work, cognitive behavioural approaches and rational emotive behaviour therapy.
He frames therapy with attention to existential and spiritually informed ideas as well as social justice and cultural competency. In sessions Josh aims to help clients understand patterns, set realistic goals and build coping strategies that fit their everyday life.
What Josh works with
The areas below are the ones Josh selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
Training and background
| Register | ACA |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
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Online support options
How evidence-based approaches translate to online therapy
Josh draws on person-centred practice and cognitive approaches to guide online work. Person-centred methods focus on listening, empathy and helping clients find their own answers; this suits issues like life purpose, isolation and emotional processing. Cognitive techniques look at thoughts and behaviours and teach practical strategies for anxiety, social phobia and workplace stress. Acceptance and commitment ideas help people clarify values and build committed action even when strong feelings are present.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Josh will talk through your concerns and try different ways of working to see what fits your goals and preferences. Together you will tailor methods and set small, achievable steps to try between sessions so progress can be measured and adjusted.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video works well for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for short check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options give flexibility for scheduling, shorter weekly check-ins or longer focused sessions depending on what fits your life.
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