Counsellor profile
Julia Brooker, BACP
Counsellor - anxiety and relationships
See online counselling options- Person-centred approach
- Cognitive behavioural tools
- BACP registered
About Julia
Counsellor Julia Brooker is BACP registered and has 11 years' experience working in the United Kingdom. She supports people dealing with anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, addiction and relationship and family issues. She also works with trauma, grief, ADHD and a range of other concerns listed in her profile.
Julia uses a person-centred way of working that places the client at the heart of each session. She combines that with cognitive behavioural ideas to look at thoughts, feelings and behaviours that keep problems going. Sessions involve talking through what matters most and trying small practical changes that can help day to day.
Her approach aims to identify root causes and to set clear, achievable goals. She helps people notice patterns and then practises straightforward strategies to change them. This may include exercises between sessions to build new habits and test what works.
Julia has worked across a wide range of issues over more than a decade. That experience informs how she chooses techniques and structures sessions. She draws on elements from acceptance and commitment work, attachment-focused thinking and skills from dialectical and cognitive-behavioural approaches when these fit the person’s aims.
People who contact her are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire before booking. The questionnaire helps plan an initial session and think about practical next steps. If you are considering counselling, she will talk through how she works and what to expect in the first meeting.
How her approaches work in online counselling
Julia uses person-centred work alongside cognitive behavioural techniques and elements of acceptance and commitment therapy. Person-centred work focuses on the client's own perspective and priorities and involves reflective listening and open questions to help clarify what matters. Cognitive behavioural techniques look at thoughts, feelings and behaviours and include practical exercises to try between sessions. Acceptance and commitment work helps people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that match their values rather than trying to push thoughts away.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss different methods with the client and decide together which ideas best match the client’s aims and preferences. That collaborative planning can include trying a method for a few sessions and then reviewing how it is helping.
The profile does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work, family and travel. It can allow shorter check-ins, remove travel time and make it simpler to schedule sessions during a break in the day. Registered and accredited professionals often use these practical benefits to help therapy fit into everyday life.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression and addictions, plus relationship and family concerns. The profile also lists trauma, grief, ADHD and many related issues.
What style of therapy does she use?
She uses a person-centred way of working and draws on cognitive behavioural methods. Other approaches mentioned include acceptance and commitment, attachment-based and dialectical behaviour ideas.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom.
Which professional body is she registered with?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Are sessions offered in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to try counselling?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.