About me
Supporting individuals through times of change and uncertainty to find clarity, confidence and balance.
Hello, I’m Julie. I am a qualified person-centred counsellor offering confidential counselling for women who are experiencing pressure, distress or uncertainty linked to their working life.
Many of the women I support are capable professionals who continue to show up and meet expectations, yet privately feel anxious, unsettled or emotionally exhausted. Often something specific has happened at work, such as an investigation, formal process, change in role, difficult working relationship or a distressing incident. At other times it is a gradual build-up of pressure that has begun to affect confidence, sleep and overall wellbeing.
It can feel isolating when work starts to follow you home in your thoughts and emotions. Some clients tell me they feel reluctant to keep offloading onto family or friends, or that they worry about appearing unable to cope. Counselling offers a space where you do not need to protect others from how you feel.
Training, qualifications & experience
My approach is person-centred, which means I provide a safe, non-judgemental and supportive environment where you can explore your experiences at your own pace.
I will not tell you what you should do. Instead, I work alongside you to help you:
- Make sense of what you are experiencing
- Understand the emotional impact of workplace events
- Reconnect with your own perspective and strengths
- Reduce feelings of isolation or self-doubt
- Being properly heard in a confidential setting can help ease the emotional weight of workplace stress and support you in regaining steadiness and clarity.
- Areas I Commonly Support
- Workplace investigations or formal procedures
- Difficult managers or team dynamics
- Role changes or organisational uncertainty
- Work-related stress and anxiety
- Emotional impact of distressing or traumatic incidents at work
- Loss of confidence linked to professional challenges
I offer a calm and confidential space where you can speak openly without fear of judgement. Sessions are collaborative and tailored to your individual needs.
My qualifications include:
Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling
Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
Level 2 & 3 Certificates in Counselling Skills
Cruse-trained Bereavement Counsellor
I’m committed to ongoing professional development and regularly attend workshops and training on topics such as ecotherapy, creative counselling, single-session therapy, and positive psychology. This allows me to keep my practice informed, creative, and responsive to your individual needs.
Member organisations
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£75.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Free introduction telephone session
Please feel free to contact me either through email or text if you have any further queries or would like to arrange an initial session.
Concessions are available, please enquire.
When I work
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Further information
If you decide to book an appointment you might be wondering what to expect.
To give you an idea, a typical first session will involve me asking some questions about you and what it is that is troubling you or causing you concern. This might be something specific that you can identify easily or a general, less obvious feeling that is difficult to describe. Either is fine and I will do my best to help you explore not only what is causing you difficulty but also what you would like from the counselling sessions. You only need to share what you feel comfortable sharing. I work in a respectful manner and am guided by you at all times.
It is important that you feel at ease with me so with this in mind, it is your choice whether you book any further sessions. Should you wish to have further sessions I will go through a working agreement (contract) with you.
From then on, sessions are usually weekly although it is possible to have fortnightly sessions instead. Each session is your space to talk about whatever it is you would like to bring to the session.
