Julia Jakeman, BACP, NCPS

Julia Jakeman is a counsellor who focuses on how thoughts and everyday habits shape wellbeing. She draws on five years of practice and more than 1,000 clinical hours to help adults and couples understand what keeps problems going. She aims to give people space to be seen and heard as they work through what matters to them.

Her approach blends relationship-focused work and trauma-aware methods. Sessions often look at attachment patterns and emotional responses that show up in daily life. She also uses EMDR for people who want to address distressing memories and their ongoing impact.

Julia has worked face-to-face and remotely, supporting people with addiction and problematic alcohol use as a particular focus. She also helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, intimacy concerns, eating and body-image issues, and difficulties around communication and commitment.

People who come to her can expect practical conversation and focused reflection on habits and thinking styles. She offers short-term and longer-term work depending on what someone needs and wants to change. Her practice aims to balance clarity about next steps with attention to emotions that can feel hard to name.

Julia is registered with BACP and NCPS, and she works from the United Kingdom. Sessions are delivered in English, and international clients may be supported where arrangements allow.

How relational and trauma approaches work online

Julia uses Attachment-Based approaches to look at how early and current relationship patterns affect everyday thinking and reactions. This work focuses on identifying feelings and interactions that repeat in close relationships to help people change unhelpful habits.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) is used to map the emotional experience that sits under conflict or distance in relationships. It helps people notice the feelings that drive behaviour and then practise different responses in session and in life.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) can be offered to help people process distressing memories that still affect daily thoughts and routines. It aims to reduce the hold of those memories so habits and emotions can shift.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through goals, preferences and practical needs and suggest which methods might help most. Clients are invited to give feedback so the plan can change as therapy progresses.

Please confirm the current session formats before booking, as options are arranged according to practical availability. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into their week, allow quicker check-ins between commitments, and make attending regular meetings simpler while still working directly on thoughts, habits and relationships.