Dr Daphne Josselin
About
Overview
Dr Daphne Josselin is a Registered Counselling Psychologist, chartered with the British Psychological Society. She works as a lecturer, tutor and research supervisor on the Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology.
Daphne spent many years working as a lecturer in International Relations at the London School of Economics (LSE). She then completed her psychology training as a mature student, first at UCL's Institute of Education where she gained a Master’s degree in Child Development, and then in City’s doctoral programme.
A native French speaker and long-time Londoner, Daphne works in both English and French in her North London practice, where she sees adults and adolescents.
Qualifications
- DPsych in Counselling Psychology, City, University of London, United Kingdom
- MSc in Child Development, UCL Institute of Education, United Kingdom
- PhD in International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
Employment
- Lecturer in Counselling Psychology, City, University of London, United Kingdom, 2015 - present
- Visiting Lecturer and Research Supervisor, City, University of London, United Kingdom, 2013 - 2015
- Associate Lecturer in Psychology, Open University, United Kingdom, 2010 - 2015
- Lecturer in International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom, 1996 - 2010
Teaching
Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology
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PSM708 Research Design and Analysis 2
Research
Daphne’s research interests include the construction of meaning around severe emotional and behavioural difficulties, and the use of pluralistic qualitative approaches in counselling psychology research. She draws on a range of qualitative approaches, especially phenomenological and narrative, and is particularly interested in work exploring self-harm and obsessionality.
Publications
Publications by category
Journal articles (8)
- Hytner, S., Josselin, D., Belin, D. and Jones, O.B. (2026). Challenging the Public Stigma of Alcohol Use Disorder in the UK Using Video ‘Education’ and ‘Contact’ Interventions: A Pilot Study. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 24(1), pp. 66-91. doi:10.1007/s11469-024-01393-y
- Duncan, L.J. and Josselin, D. (2025). “Guys don’t see me as beautiful... I’m too much, too different, not normal”: Romantic relationships through the lens of Black women with experience of anorexia. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 42(3), pp. 769-793. doi:10.1177/02654075241307196
- Hytner, S., Josselin, D., Belin, D. and Bowden Jones, O. (2024). Myths and facts about alcohol use disorder: a Delphi consensus study. Brain Communications, 7(1). doi:10.1093/braincomms/fcaf035
- Hunt, C. and Josselin, D. (2024). “What’s Inside of You Now is Just Bones and Skin”: The Tension between Restorative Meaning-Making and Deliberate Detachment in Maternal Experiences of Stillbirth. OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying, 90(2), pp. 848-864. doi:10.1177/00302228221112255
- Eisenberg, E. and Josselin, D. (2024). A Better Me? An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Experiences of Female Cancer Survivors’ Heightened Preoccupation With ‘Healthy Eating’. Qualitative Health Research, 34(8-9), pp. 768-782. doi:10.1177/10497323231224777
- Flothmann, C. and Josselin, D. (2021). Seeking asylum in Bristol: insights into psychological needs and resilience. International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, 17(2), pp. 166-180. doi:10.1108/ijmhsc-05-2020-0054
- Josselin, D. and Willig, C. (2015). Making sense of self-injury: A pluralistic case-study. Counselling Psychology Review, 30(4), pp. 5-15
- Josselin, D. and Willig, C. (2014). Layering the wounded self: Using a pluralistic qualitative approach to explore meaning-making around self-injury. QMiP Bulletin, 17(Spring)