Josephine Mansergh-Johnson, MA, PgDip, BSc
MHC-LP, MBACP (UK), C-DBT
Educator, Licensed Clinician, Researcher | In Person in NYC, Virtually across NY & CT
Resilience is often misunderstood as being stoic through relentlessly hard times. Yet, research in child development offers us a far more compassionate perspective: the foundation for resilience begins with at least one emotionally available caregiver.
This truth extends across our lifespans: the more emotionally attuned people we have in our lives who can co-regulate us and hold space for our feelings, the greater our capacity for growth. Over time, this internal work helps us cultivate a rooted sense of self and an ability to navigate life’s storms with clarity and connection.
Josie embodies this truth in her personal and professional life. With dual training in the U.S. and U.K., she brings a rich understanding of trauma, addiction recovery, and family systems to her work with adults and emerging adults. Her approach is both integrative and relational, blending psychodynamic and Jungian theory with evidence-based modalities like CBT, DBT, and sensorimotor techniques to support mind-body awareness and lasting change.
As an educator and clinician, Josie helps clients uncover the origins of emotional patterns, develop self-awareness, and build resilience through curiosity and compassion. Having lived internationally, Josie adapts her approach to her clients’ outlook and is mindful of cultural contexts, bias and influences.
Working with Josie is a process of discovery, of recognizing your true worth and unearthing your potential.
Highlights:
Master of Arts in Counseling, Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies
Center City, MinnesotaPostgraduate Diploma in Addiction Psychology and Counseling, London South Bank University
London, UKNamed Subject Matter Expert by the American Counseling Association in trauma, addiction, and working with children and families
Certified Dialectical Behavior Therapy provider for children and adolescents
Eight years of experience across clinical, research, and educational settings
Researcher and national presenter on trauma, intergenerational shame, and resilience
Adjunct Faculty at Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School, teaching Life Development to future counselors
Place 2 Be Certificate for working with children in schools, followed by 2 years providing psychodynamic art, play, and talk therapy in London.
7 years working with children in prevention with children impacted by a parents substance use disorder
Young adults and life transitions
Multicultural identity and cross-cultural challenges
Young people impacted by parental substance use
Child/Teen Counseling with Psychodynamic, Art, Play, and Talk Therapy
Relationship difficulties and family dynamics
Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families
Co-occurring disorders
Integrated and Long-Term Alcohol Use Disorder/Substance Use Disorder/Eating Disorder Recovery Counseling
Anxiety and Depression
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Fun Fact:
In her spare time Josie loves to run along the beach, read or get coffee with her husband and two beloved Bedlington Terriers; Bilbo and Winnie.
