Judith "Jude" Holland, BACP
Judith "Jude" Holland is a counsellor with 27 years of professional experience based in the United Kingdom.
About Judith
Judith "Jude" Holland is a counsellor with 27 years of professional experience based in the United Kingdom. She focuses on relationships, trauma and abuse, grief, bipolar conditions, addictions, and a wide range of life changes. Jude encourages people to draw on their own strengths and views each person as the expert in their story.
She acknowledges that starting therapy takes courage and aims to offer a supportive, respectful space to begin.
Background and approach
Jude works in a practical, down-to-earth way. She listens first to understand what matters most to the individual. Sessions are collaborative and tailored to the person’s goals, with clear steps to try between meetings when helpful.
Her background includes long periods working in sexual assault services and in education. She has led clinical work with adults and has experience supporting people affected by sexual trauma, bipolar difficulties and borderline personality features. Jude has also worked in adult education and in higher education services supporting performance anxiety and related concerns.
Her approach draws on several well-known therapeutic methods, chosen to suit the person and the issue at hand. Jude aims to balance warmth with honest challenge so people feel heard and can work through difficult patterns. She values flexibility and changes the pace if something is not working.
People often come to Jude for help with intimacy and communication problems, parenting stress, eating and sleeping issues, anger and low self-esteem, or life events such as bereavement and career transitions. She also supports those managing chronic illness, caregiver strain and complex trauma reactions.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 9713 | September 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Judith lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Judith names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
How Jude’s approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people clarify what matters to them and take steps towards those values even when feelings are difficult. It can suit people coping with loss, chronic conditions, mood challenges and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people build healthier ways of relating and feeling safe with others. It is useful for intimacy problems, abandonment worries and long-standing trust issues.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Jude will collaborate with the person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That might mean combining elements from several approaches and adjusting as progress is made.
Online therapy offers several practical advantages. Video calls let people meet face to face and work through emotional material without travelling. Phone sessions are useful when video bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer writing, need flexible timing or want notes they can read back. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring duties and other commitments while keeping therapy consistent and accessible.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Jude help with?
She supports people with relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, bipolar and mood concerns, addictions, eating and sleeping issues, parenting strain, anger, low self-esteem and career-related stress.
What is her way of working in therapy?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She listens first, then helps set small steps and tools to try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Jude has 27 years of professional experience in counselling and related roles across sexual assault services and education settings.
What professional registration does Jude hold and where is she based?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, commonly known as BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.
Which session formats are available?
Jude offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to start working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.