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Josephine Ovalles

Compassionate, practical therapy for life transitions

LCSW New York

Experience
13 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English, Spanish
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About Josephine

Josephine Ovalles brings a practical and empathetic approach to people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, addiction, trauma, grief, relationship strain, and a wide range of life adjustments.

Background and approach

Based in New York, she combines structured skill-building with a person-centered emphasis to help clients address sleep difficulties, anger, low self-esteem, intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, career questions, and compassion fatigue. Josephine is bilingual in English and Spanish and brings 13 years of clinical experience to her work as an LCSW.

Her practice draws from several evidence-informed approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). She aims to tailor interventions to each person's situation, integrating coping skills, communication strategies, and work on underlying patterns such as attachment or abandonment issues.

Josephine holds New York and Connecticut LCSW credentials - NY LCSW 080267 and CT LCSW 009273 - and supports clients navigating divorce, infertility, immigration concerns, chronic illness, substance use, and other complex life stressors.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Josephine commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in her work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, sleep disturbance, and stress. ACT emphasizes values-guided action and acceptance strategies to help people live in ways that matter to them even when difficult emotions are present. Attachment-Based Therapy is also part of her toolkit, attending to relational patterns and how early bonds shape current communication and intimacy struggles.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist partners with each client to explore goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped before, and then adapts techniques from these methods to suit the client's needs and circumstances.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different lifestyles and schedules. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, or mobility concerns, and allow therapists and clients to focus on skills, communication work, and problem solving from wherever the client is located in New York.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Josephine address?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting and family problems, ADHD, and many related topics.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her approach blends structured, skills-based methods with a client-centered, collaborative stance, using techniques from CBT, ACT, DBT, attachment work, and emotionally focused ideas to match client needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of professional experience providing psychotherapy in clinical settings and with a variety of presenting concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
Josephine is based in New York and holds LCSW credentials in New York and Connecticut: NY LCSW 080267 and CT LCSW 009273.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish to accommodate bilingual clients.
What online session formats are available?
She offers multiple remote formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in starting therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsBipolar disorderDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessImmigration issuesInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

13+ years

Licensed

New York, Connecticut

Languages

English, Spanish