Julia Brooker
Practical, person-centred counselling for steady change
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About Julia
Julia Brooker is a BACP counsellor who focuses on helping people reduce anxiety, manage stress and rebuild self-esteem. She speaks plainly and works alongside clients to set clear goals. Her approach combines a person-centred stance with practical cognitive techniques to support small, steady change.
Julia creates a calm space where someone can talk through difficult experiences such as trauma, grief, addiction or depression. She pays attention to how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact, and helps people spot patterns that get in the way of daily life.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to be straightforward and goal-focused while respecting each person's pace. Her practice draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas alongside cognitive behavioural tools. That mix helps people get clearer about their values, tolerate uncomfortable feelings and try new ways of coping.
Therapy can include simple exercises to practise between meetings so change can carry over into day-to-day life. Over eleven years in practice, Julia has worked with a wide range of concerns including relationship strain, parenting stress, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, bipolar and compassion fatigue. She also supports people facing career uncertainty, ageing and long-term health challenges.
Her experience brings practical ways to handle persistent problems. Sessions are delivered from the United Kingdom and are conducted in English. To begin, users follow the platform Start Therapy flow to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 11
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 387157
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Julia's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Julia works with
Everything Julia lists, 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
Approaches Julia lists
- 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
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Julia works online
She also uses Client-Centred Therapy, which means the therapist follows the client's lead and offers empathetic listening. This approach helps people feel understood and more able to try out new ways of coping after difficult experiences.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Julia will discuss options and tailor the mix of methods to the client's goals, needs and preferences. That collaborative process helps decide whether to focus on skills, values, or more exploratory talking depending on what feels most useful.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Many people value online counselling because it can fit around work or family life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when days are busy. Remote sessions also make it easier to continue therapy while managing health or mobility challenges, and they allow homework and practice to be discussed and adapted to everyday routines.
Questions and answers
What concerns does she help with?
She works with many issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, self-esteem and relationship problems.
What style of therapy can I expect?
Therapy blends a person-centred approach with cognitive behavioural techniques and elements from acceptance and commitment and attachment-informed work.
How much experience does she have?
Julia has eleven years of professional experience supporting people with a wide range of mental health and life challenges.
Where is the counsellor based?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently working with international clients.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions operate through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start therapy?
Choose the Start Therapy button, fill in a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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