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Josephine Ovalles, LCSW

  • Experience13 years
  • LocationNew York
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based Therapy
  • LanguagesEnglish and Spanish
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About Josephine

Josephine Ovalles offers support to people facing stress, anxiety, mood challenges, relationship difficulties, addictive behaviors, grief, ADHD, and a wide range of life transitions.

Background and approach

With 13 years of clinical experience, she centers care on practical skills and collaborative planning to help clients manage symptoms, improve communication, and navigate changes. Her bilingual ability in English and Spanish helps her connect with diverse clients in New York.

She holds an LCSW credential and brings an integrative, person-centered orientation that draws on evidence-based strategies to match the needs of each client. Rather than following a single method, she combines techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, attachment-based work, and dialectical behavior therapy to address emotional regulation, relationship patterns, coping strategies, and long-standing behavioral habits.

Josephine emphasizes clear goals, problem solving, and building tools clients can use between sessions. Clients can expect a clinician who attends to both immediate concerns and underlying patterns, offering coaching-style support when appropriate and skills-based interventions for mood, attention, and interpersonal challenges.

Her practice uses flexible online formats to increase access for people balancing busy schedules or geographic constraints.

Online approaches that combine skills and relational work

Josephine uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help clients identify unhelpful thought patterns and develop practical strategies for changing behavior; CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and mood management. She also incorporates acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), which focuses on clarifying personal values and learning acceptance and mindful action to reduce avoidance and increase psychological flexibility. These approaches are applied in ways that prioritize real-world problem solving and measurable goals.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist partners with each client to explore which methods fit best based on current needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts techniques over time to keep work relevant and effective. This helps clients feel involved in planning their care and supported in trying new strategies.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible access. These formats make it easier to schedule regular sessions around work, family, or other commitments and to maintain continuity of care when in-person meetings are impractical. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, worksheets, and skills practice to remote formats so clients can continue progress between sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Josephine address?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy challenges, grief, sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, career and coping with life changes, and ADHD.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centered and integrative, blending skills training and practical problem solving with attention to relational patterns and emotional experience.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Josephine has 13 years of experience working in clinical settings and with a range of concerns, bringing years of practice applying multiple therapeutic approaches.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is an LCSW and practices in New York. Her license details are NY LCSW 080267 and CT LCSW 009273.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish to accommodate clients who prefer either language.
What session formats does she offer online?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as options for remote care.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are billed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to therapist 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

What Josephine can help with

Josephine Ovalles works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, bipolar disorder, and depression.

Josephine works with couples regarding issues such as conflict resolution, intimacy concerns, communication problems, problem solving, coping with life changes, trust building after infidelity, setting healthy boundaries and parenting challenges.

Josephine works with minority population, elderly, and clients with chronic physical and/or mental illness.

How Josephine approaches therapy

Josephine's clinical approaches include 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, and Motivational Interviewing.

Experience and training

Josephine is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in New York.