Julia Brooker, BACP

Julia Brooker is a BACP counsellor who brings 11 years of professional experience to her work. She creates a calm space where people can talk about anxiety, low self‑esteem, depression, addiction and other pressing concerns. Julia aims to help clients set clear goals and build practical tools to feel steadier day to day.

Julia combines person‑centred ways of working with cognitive behavioural techniques. That means she listens first and follows the client’s lead, while also using CBT tools to map thoughts, feelings and behaviours. Together she and the client look for small, manageable changes that can make life feel easier.

Her practice covers a wide range of issues including stress, trauma and abuse, grief and compassion fatigue, as well as concerns around intimacy, eating and sleeping. She also supports people dealing with ADHD, bipolar and mood‑related difficulties, and those facing career or parenting pressures.

Julia pays attention to relational patterns through attachment‑based ideas, helping people understand how past relationships affect current ones. She also uses elements of dialectical behaviour therapy where emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills are useful.

Sessions are framed around what the person wants to achieve, with a clear focus on practical strategies and steady progress. She works in English and is based in the United Kingdom. To begin, clients complete an initial questionnaire and schedule sessions according to availability.

How therapy approaches guide online work

Julia often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her practice. ACT focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and feelings without fighting them, then choosing actions aligned with personal values; it can help with anxiety, low mood and life changes. CBT looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviours, and uses practical exercises to test unhelpful patterns and build new habits that reduce distress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will explore a person’s goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made, keeping the client involved in each step.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check‑in appointments when needed. Registered or accredited professionals often use these advantages to focus on skill practice, homework and regular progress reviews that fit everyday life.