Julia Brooker, BACP
Julia Brooker is a counsellor who blends person-centred listening with practical therapy tools.
About Julia
Julia Brooker is a counsellor who blends person-centred listening with practical therapy tools. She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and brings 11 years of professional experience. Julia aims to make talking about difficult things feel manageable and straightforward.
She offers a calm, non-judgemental space for people feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress or low self-esteem. She also supports those coping with depression, addiction, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns, and life changes.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on what matters to the client and on small, usable steps forward. Julia uses client-centred work to place the person’s experience at the heart of therapy. She combines this with cognitive behavioural techniques to notice unhelpful thinking and try out different ways of responding.
The emphasis is on practical strategies that can be used between sessions. Her approach also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and elements of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy when emotional regulation or values-focused work is helpful. Attachment-based ideas are used to understand long-standing patterns in relationships and how they affect day-to-day life.
People who come to Julia can expect a collaborative style. She listens, reflects, and offers tools and exercises when they fit. Sessions are offered online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging, with scheduling arranged after a short matching process.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 387157 | November 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.
Cost Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Julia lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- 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
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Julia names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic 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.
Approaches you can use in online therapy
Julia commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy alongside client-centred work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that fit their values; it can be useful for anxiety, stress and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical tools to test and change unhelpful patterns, which often helps with depression, anxiety or sleep problems. Client-centred therapy keeps the person’s experience central, offering empathic listening and collaboration so the client’s priorities shape the work.Finding the best approach is part of the therapy process. The counsellor will work with each person to choose or combine methods that match their goals, preferences and the issues they bring. That means sessions can shift over time as needs and circumstances change, with short practical exercises or deeper reflective work depending on what helps.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls let people work face to face when convenient, phone sessions can fit into a work break or take less bandwidth, live chat offers a written, real-time option, and messaging supports shorter check-ins or ongoing reflection. These choices give flexibility to fit therapy around daily life and commitments.
Frequently asked
What concerns does she work with?
She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and low self-esteem, as well as addiction, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues and career or parenting strain.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her work is primarily client-centred, placing the person at the core of sessions while using CBT and other approaches to address thoughts and behaviours.
How much experience does she have?
Julia has 11 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and practical concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be held in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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