- Person-centred approach
- ACT and CBT methods
- Group therapy experience
About Josh
Josh Arminio is an ACA counsellor with six years working in the mental health field. He completed a Master of Counselling at Monash University in 2020 and a graduate certificate in health and human services from the University of Melbourne. Josh has worked in roles from sexual assault advocacy to providing counselling in a carceral setting.
He helps people who are carrying stress, anxiety, relationship strain and low self-esteem. He also works with life changes, compassion fatigue, and concerns such as abandonment, control issues, forgiveness, and feelings of guilt and shame. Josh has experience supporting people who feel isolated or unsure about life purpose, and he has worked with men's issues, workplace stress, social anxiety and phobia, and concerns around narcissism.
His training includes person-centred approaches informed by Carl Rogers. He has additional training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Schema Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy. He also completed a clinical certificate in group therapy and multicultural counselling from Shippensburg University in the United States.
Josh's background includes internships in a high school and an employee assistance program while at Monash. He has worked in veteran services as a group therapy facilitator, in community telehealth, academic advising, and has provided clinical supervision to counselling graduate students. He has provided counselling to a wide variety of people, including military veterans, sex workers, LGBTQIA+ people, international students and immigrants, Indigenous Australians, people experiencing homelessness, educators, the elderly and small business owners.
He values social justice and cultural competency and incorporates those principles into his work. For someone carrying guilt or shame, Josh offers a direct, person-focused approach that acknowledges context, identity and the practical steps people can take to feel less stuck.
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions fit
Josh uses person-centred approaches that focus on understanding the person and their experience. That work helps when guilt or shame feels tied to identity or relationships and when someone needs a listening, non-directive style.He also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), which looks at how thoughts and behaviours keep problems going and offers practical steps to shift them. Schema Therapy can be used when long-standing life patterns and early experiences shape how someone responds to shame or abandonment.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Josh will work with each person to test methods, notice what helps, and adjust the focus based on goals and preferences in a collaborative way.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and let people connect without travel. Practical choices such as phone or video can be discussed when arranging sessions so they match rhythm and needs rather than promising a particular format.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does he work with?
He works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, self-esteem and coping with life changes, plus areas like guilt and shame, abandonment and forgiveness.
How would he approach feelings of guilt or shame?
He draws on person-centred work alongside ACT, Schema Therapy, CBT and REBT to help people understand those feelings and try different ways of responding to them.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has six years working in the mental health sector, including roles in advocacy, veteran services, community telehealth and a carceral setting.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is listed with the ACA and is based in Australia.
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does he take clients outside Australia?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.