Julia Harvey
Gentle counselling for life’s big stresses
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About Julia
Julia Harvey helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or major life changes. She is a BACP counsellor with 20 years of experience and offers a calm, non-judgemental space to talk. She often supports people coping with grief, low energy, chronic health concerns and difficulties with self-esteem or career direction.
Clients may be tired, anxious, or stuck after illness or loss. Julia uses holistic health counselling alongside coaching to look at problems from different angles.
Background and approach
She encourages practical steps that fit each person’s daily life and inner resources. Sessions aim to make it easier to notice unhelpful patterns and try new ways of responding. Julia invites people to be curious about their feelings and to build skills for better balance.
She emphasises simple, doable changes rather than overwhelming plans. Her background includes two decades of professional practice and authorship; she has written about recovery from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and offers a Six Ways Roadmap in her recent book. That lived experience informs her sensitivity to long-term health challenges.
Julia describes her role as walking alongside clients as they investigate what matters to them. She blends client-centred listening with mindfulness techniques to help people reconnect with their priorities. The focus is practical self-care, clearer choices and steady forward movement.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 20
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 152846
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy, Mindfulness 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
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Fertility issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Julia lists
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How Julia works online
She also integrates mindfulness therapy, which teaches simple attention exercises to reduce reactivity and improve focus. Mindfulness can be useful for stress, anxiety and coping with persistent health problems.
Finding the right method is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs, and adjust methods so they fit the person rather than forcing a fixed model. This is a collaborative process and may change as work progresses.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know how sessions will be arranged. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time and allow check-ins during breaks. It can also allow quieter approaches such as shorter conversations when longer sessions are hard to manage.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems does Julia address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, low energy, self-esteem, career concerns and long-term health issues among other challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is client-centred and mindful, emphasising empathic listening, collaboration and simple practical steps to help daily life.
What experience does she bring to counselling?
Julia has around 20 years of professional experience and has written about recovery from chronic illness, which shapes her perspective on long-term health concerns.
Where is she based and what accreditation does she hold?
She is based in the United Kingdom and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a course of work with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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