Julie Liddle, Psychotherapeutic Counsellor, MBACP and Trainee Supervisor

Hello and welcome to my profile. Are you struggling with your feelings and emotions? For example, perhaps you’ve experienced a relationship breakdown, a bereavement or a change to employment. Or do you worry a lot, feel sad, irritable or angry? Maybe you have little energy or feel tense. You may have noticed that coronavirus has brought on a different level of fear, anxiety, low mood or depression.

We all struggle from these kind of feelings from time to time, sometimes we can manage them, and sometimes we find them more difficult to cope with.

I can understand that it takes courage to seek counselling. I am a qualified counsellor based in St Austell, Cornwall. I work with adults, young people and children. Like everyone else, due to coronavirus, I have had to make some changes to the way I work,  and so am offering counselling by video call or telephone.

My aim is to provide a safe, confidential space to help client’s explore, express and process what’s going on for them, which in turn will allow them to find solutions to cope or make effective changes. Forming and maintaining a trusting, therapeutic relationship is fundamental to my approach, and I believe my natural ability to be compassionate, calm and genuine will help to promote this. Also, I accept clients for who they are, showing respect, which means I am non-judgemental.

When it's difficult to put feelings/emotions into words, I encourage using creative resources to help connect and communicate, or we can consider what it looks and feels like metaphorically. This is a way I can tailor counselling to the needs of the client and it can still be effective via video conferencing or telephone.

I believe I have counselling experience in the following struggles: supporting people affected by cancer (having been a Macmillan Professional), relationship issues, life changes (eg when children leave home, health problems etc), gender identity issues, and trauma. Having trained with Cruse to become a bereavement volunteer, and trained with The Foundation for Infant Loss I have experience counselling through grief and loss. I have been an associate counsellor working for charities who support people affected by domestic abuse and violence.

Prior to training to become a counsellor, I ran a nursery, and have a degree in Early Childhood Studies where I found an interest in how children form attachments. Alongside counselling, I also work part-time in a primary school in pastoral support. I endeavour to be a safe haven and secure base for children, where I hear their voice and assist them in developing emotional literacy and emotional intelligence. I can help them make sense of their feelings and actions, give them space and encourage tools and techniques which in turn will help them self-soothe and self-regulate.

I am a member of the BACP and follow their Ethical Framework.

If my profile resonates with you, I'd like to offer you a free 30 minute telephone or video call to check that we can work together.  If you telephone me, and I do not answer, please leave me a voicemail. If you are waiting on an email from me, please check your junk folder.

I am also a trainee Supervisor for counsellors.