About me
Hi my name is Julie Ovett, I run a friendly and confidential counselling service in Worthing, West Sussex. I work with adults, couples, young people and Families looking at a wide range of issues, including anxiety, low self esteem, relationship problems, stress, anger, abuse,depression and trauma.
I became interested in counselling when nearly 20 years ago I was mentoring students with mental health difficulties. All my students were seeing counsellors so I felt I should find out more about it. I looked, loved it and the rest as they say is history
Training, qualifications & experience
I am an Accredited member of The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and a member of their Coaching Division. I am also a registered member of UKRCP and The Association for Independent Practitioners (AIP)
I have a BACP approved Diploma in Humanistic Counselling based on Transactional Analysis and a CPCAB level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling.
I am also a Graduate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (GCIPD).
Depending on individual needs I work using a Humanistic model of Counselling including, Person centered, Transactional Analysis, Gestalt CBT and DBT (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy) and Trauma focused therapy. I have also trained in working with eating disorders, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy(CBT) and Sand Tray Therapy.
I have worked successfully with clients with mental health issues, eating disorders, chronic illness and Asperger's Syndrome.
I see clients privately as well as having experince working in a NHS GP surgery, an HIV charity and in a rehabilitation centre.
Please click on the link above to my website for more information.
Member organisations
Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred).
Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision.
Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training.
All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership

Accredited Register Scheme
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Menopause and its impact
Sand Tray Therapy
Email, online and FaceTime, WhatsApp video and Zoom counselling also available.
Life coaching and mentoring also available please see my website for more information.
Therapies offered
Fees
Additional information
My fees per session are £50 individuals and £60 for couples.
Concession rate of £40 for Students
will accept all card payments as well as cheques and bank transfers.
When I work
9-6pm weekdays only
Further information
I usually see clients during the day but have a few early evening slots.