Julia Dobson

Hello and thank you for looking at my profile. You may be thinking about counselling because you are feeling distressed about a life event or maybe something in your past or present is really troubling you.

Your feelings may feel too much or feel difficult to cope with. You may want support with and more understanding of anger or fear, anxiety or feeling low, difficulty with relationships or you may know something is not right but not exactly what.

Counselling can help build self-esteem and increase self-awareness to empower you to make different choices in life.

Asking for help and accessing support can feel very difficult and sometimes overwhelming. As a Person-Centred therapist,  I offer an environment that is warm, confidential and free from judgement. I work to help you feel safe and to build a trusting relationship that can help you to feel able to share difficult things. It’s a partnership and requires commitment and time.  

I offer a safe supportive confidential space where together we can explore your feelings and experiences as I believe you have within you the ability to work out what is best for you. 

I am an experienced BACP Accredited Person-centred therapist. BACP accreditation recognises the achievement of high standards of knowledge, experience and development in counselling. 

I have worked with many issues including depression, anxiety, self-harm, stress, relationship issues, health issues, trauma, family issues, maternal mental health, bereavement and loss, anger, confidence and self-esteem issues and suicidal thoughts.

I work with individual adults (18 yrs +) in private practice. 

I offer online sessions on zoom on a Monday - Thursday Daytime & Evening

and have some limited face to face availability  on a Tuesday & Wednesday daytime in my confidential garden therapy room in Weston Turville HP22.

Please do ask re: current availability. 

I have undertaken extensive training to meet the BACP competencies for online working and I follow the BACP Ethical Framework for my counselling practise and undertake regular professional counselling supervision and extensive regular training and CPD

My first session
I offer a confidential and free 30 min zoom or phone call if required for any initial enquiry prior to a first assessment session, please do contact me to arrange this. 

Our first assessment session is really an opportunity to assess your needs, your expectations and hopes for counselling and to see if we are a good fit and that you feel I’m the right counsellor for you. 

We can discuss in much more detail the reasons that brought you to therapy and I can explain how I work and answer any questions or concerns you may have

We will work at your pace and you are free to pause or end counselling at any time. I offer short-term and longer-term therapy. 

My  fee for weekly therapy is :

£60 per 50min session

I offer online therapy via Zoom on Monday-Thursday daytime & evening

I offer face to face therapy on Tuesday & Wednesday daytime (limited availability), in my quiet and confidential garden therapy room in Weston Turville, Nr Aylesbury HP22