Counsellor profile
Julia Jakeman, BACP, NCPS
United Kingdom
Counsellor - addiction and relationships
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- Credentials
- BACP, NCPS
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 391902; NCPS, United Kingdom / NCS22-02999
- Experience
- 5 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Attachment-based work
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- EMDR for trauma
About Julia
Julia Jakeman is a counsellor registered with BACP and NCPS in the United Kingdom with five years of practice. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, addictions, relationships and self-esteem, among other concerns. Julia has experience supporting people through grief, trauma, and difficulties with intimacy and eating. She also lists codependency among her focus areas.
She has completed over 1000 hours of work with adult clients and with couples, using both face-to-face and remote sessions. Much of her background involves addressing problematic alcohol use and other drug and alcohol concerns. Julia offers both shorter-term focused work and longer-term therapy, depending on what someone needs.
In sessions she helps people name patterns that leave them putting others first. She talks through how attachment and relationship dynamics can keep those patterns going. Practical conversation often focuses on communication, setting boundaries, and coping with life changes.
Her approach draws on attachment-based practice and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at feelings in relationships. She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for trauma-related work and draws on relationship methods such as the Gottman Method and Imago approaches when couples work is appropriate.
People can expect grounded, straightforward discussion in sessions. Julia aims to help clients understand what keeps them stuck and what more workable options might look like. To begin, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and book an initial session.
How sessions work
How her approaches work in online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early bonds shape present relationships. It looks at patterns of closeness and distance and helps people understand why they react the way they do in relationships. This approach can help with codependency, abandonment fears and communication problems.Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centres on identifying and working with strong emotions in relationships. It is commonly used when intimacy, trust or recurring conflict are issues, and it helps people name and reshape emotional responses.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is used to process traumatic memories and the feelings that go with them. It can reduce the intensity of distress linked to past events and is often used alongside other relational work.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and decide together which methods suit the client's needs. That collaborative process means approaches can shift as therapy progresses.
Session formats are not specified in the supplied biography, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, or remove travel time. Registered or accredited professionals can use remote work to balance structured trauma work, emotional processing and relationship-focused conversations in ways that fit everyday life.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, low self-esteem, depression and related concerns such as grief, trauma, intimacy problems and eating issues.
Does she help with people-pleasing and codependency?
Yes. Codependency and patterns like people-pleasing and trouble saying no are listed among her focus areas and are addressed in sessions.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses attachment-based approaches and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at relationship feelings, and draws on EMDR for trauma and relationship methods such as the Gottman and Imago approaches.
How much experience does she have?
Julia has five years of professional experience and has completed over 1000 hours of work with adult clients and couples.
What are her credentials and location?
She is registered with BACP and NCPS and works in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live abroad or prefer another language?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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.