Juliet Layton
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About me
Couples & Individual Counselling – Surbiton and Online
When relationships feel strained — whether through repeated conflict, emotional distance, or the impact of an affair — it can be hard to know how to move forward. You may still care deeply for one another but feel stuck in painful patterns.
I specialise in working with couples who want to rebuild trust, improve communication, and reconnect emotionally. Post-affair repair is a particular area of experience. I offer a structured, balanced space where both partners feel heard, while gently identifying and changing the patterns that keep you stuck. I do not take sides — I work for the relationship.
With over 20 years’ experience, I also support individuals with anxiety, depression, life transitions, relationship difficulties, and the lasting impact of earlier life experiences.
Clients describe me as warm, steady, and thoughtful, offering both empathy and constructive challenge. Sessions are available in person in Surbiton or online.
I offer a free 15-minute introductory call so you can decide whether working together feels right.
What It’s Like to Work With Me
In our first few sessions, we will take time to understand what has brought you to counselling and why now. I will gently ask questions to help clarify:
What feels difficult at the moment
What you’ve already tried
The kind of support and challenge that suits you
What you hope will be different as a result of our work
We’ll explore your relationships, your history, your strengths, and the patterns that may be holding you back. Together, we’ll identify the resources you already have and build new ones where needed.
Ongoing sessions (usually weekly) provide a consistent and confidential space where you can reflect, gain insight, and begin to make meaningful changes. My aim is to help you develop greater self-understanding and self-compassion, strengthening your sense of self and capacity for healing.
Clients often describe my approach as warm, thoughtful, and steady. I offer a safe, respectful relationship in which you can explore openly and work towards the changes you want to make.
About Me
I am a qualified and BACP Accredited Counsellor and Specialist Accredited Supervisor. I have worked in private practice, medical settings, and within a university environment.
I am committed to ongoing professional development. Recent training includes:
Advanced Couples Therapy
Working with Older People
Working with Trans and Gender Diverse Clients
Introduction to Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
Anti-Oppressive Supervision
Working with Polyamorous Clients
Alongside working as a counsellor, I have worked in HR within the public and banking sectors and as a workplace mediator and coach. This background gives me particular insight into workplace stress, professional identity, and career transitions.
I grew up in Jamaica and have dual heritage. My lived experience informs my culturally aware and inclusive approach to working with people from diverse backgrounds.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am an accredited member of the BACP with many years post-qualification experience as a counsellor and supervisor of groups and individuals. I work with individuals and couples. I have specialist accredited status as a supervisor.
I have additional training in working with couples and with people in marginalised and minority groups.
Member organisations
school 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.
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
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).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
parenting concerns and preparation for parent-hood, life transition difficulties, work related difficulties.
Therapies offered
Fees
£75.00 - £85.00
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