Counsellor profile
Julia Brooker, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - anxiety and relationships
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- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 387157
- Experience
- 11 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Person-centred therapy
- CBT techniques
- Codependency concerns
About Julia
Julia Brooker is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with 11 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, relationship problems and addiction, and with those coping with life changes and trauma. Julia also supports people with codependency concerns and related issues such as attachment and communication difficulties.
She uses a person-centred way of working that treats the client as the expert in their life. That means sessions focus on what matters to the client and on practical steps they want to take. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) skills are used alongside this approach to look at thoughts, feelings and behaviours that get in the way.
In sessions Julia helps people break down problems into manageable parts. She offers straightforward strategies to build confidence and manage difficult feelings. Sessions can include noticing unhelpful thinking patterns and trying small changes to daily routines.
Her background brings together talking therapies and practical tools. Over 11 years she has worked with a wide range of life challenges, including grief, parenting stress, addictive behaviours, sleep and eating problems, and mood conditions such as bipolar and depression. She also addresses issues around intimacy and caring roles.
People who come to her for help often want clear steps to feel steadier and more in control. Julia aims to help people identify priorities, set realistic goals and practise skills between sessions. To begin, a short questionnaire and an initial session are used to agree what to focus on.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches used for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without fighting them, and then focus on values-based actions that matter. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and problems with motivation.)Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns formed in relationships and how these affect current connections. It can help people understand codependency, intimacy difficulties and how they relate to others.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which methods to try and review progress as they go.
Confirm the exact online session options before booking, as this profile does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins, or making scheduling around work and caring commitments simpler. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt ACT, attachment work and person-centred conversations to remote sessions to focus on practical strategies and steady skill-building.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
11+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, addiction and trauma. Codependency and attachment concerns are also listed among her focus areas.
What is her therapy style like?
Her main style is person-centred, which keeps the client at the centre of sessions. She combines this with CBT and other practical techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years of professional experience working with a broad range of emotional and behavioural concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and what formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking by using the platform details; the profile does not list specific formats. The first step is a short questionnaire followed by scheduling a first session.
How much do sessions cost and how does payment work?
Cost varies by location and sessions are provided via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.