Josephine Olson is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 15 years of experience working with people across Virginia.
01About Josephine
Josephine Olson is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 15 years of experience working with people across Virginia. She focuses on practical, day-to-day steps that help clients manage stress, mood struggles, anxiety, and relationship pain. Josephine uses straightforward language and a calm approach so parents and individuals can understand next steps quickly.
Josephine helps people cope with depression, bipolar mood concerns, panic attacks, grief, and addiction. She also supports those dealing with trauma and abuse, sexual assault, codependency, abandonment, and attachment issues.
Background and approach
Her work includes addressing family problems, parenting stress, eating difficulties, anger, self-harm, and compassion fatigue. Her practice uses a mix of approaches to match what each person needs. She offers attachment-based methods that look at relationship patterns and how those affect feelings.
Client-centered work focuses on listening and building on a person's strengths. She may integrate emotion-focused and skill-based strategies when intense emotions or safety concerns arise. Sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
Josephine sees people who prefer flexible formats and collaborative planning. She also works with international clients in English. Clients typically start by completing a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling sessions.
Josephine describes therapy as a practical collaboration aimed at clearer coping, steadier moods, and healthier connections.
02Credentials
- LPC (Virginia)
- License 0701005606 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1710316229 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Josephine lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
Methods Josephine names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Josephine names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How her approaches work online and what to expect
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions. Online work can help people notice and change those patterns in conversations and role exercises that focus on connection and trust. Client-Centered Therapy centers on being heard and understood; the therapist reflects and supports a person's own pace so they can make choices that feel right. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for handling intense emotions, improving relationships, and reducing self-harm behaviors, and those skills can be practiced during sessions and between meetings.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the beginning work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they choose methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made, keeping the collaboration active throughout care.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer sessions and when visual cues matter. Phone sessions are a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter updates, skill coaching between sessions, and flexible communication during busy days. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, and family schedules while using approaches that match each person's needs.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strain, and related issues such as attachment problems and codependency.
What is the therapy style like in sessions?
The approach is collaborative and practical, using listening-focused, attachment-informed, and skills-based work to help people manage emotions and improve relationships.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 15 years of counseling experience working with people across Virginia.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Virginia.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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