Julia Jakeman, BACP, NCPS

Julia Jakeman is a counsellor who combines several therapeutic approaches to help adults and couples. She uses practical, clear conversation to make space for people to be seen and heard. Julia has worked in both face-to-face and remote settings and has accumulated over 1,000 hours of practice over five years. Her work often focuses on addiction and problematic alcohol use, and she also helps people with stress, anxiety and depression. Relationship concerns, intimacy issues and communication problems are frequent themes in her practice. She supports people dealing with grief, trauma and life changes too. Julia draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early bonds shape current relationships. She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help partners reconnect around strong feelings. She also brings Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing to work with traumatic memories when appropriate. Sessions are framed to suit either shorter focused work or longer therapeutic exploration. Practical tools and reflective conversation are balanced in each session. The aim is to help people notice patterns, try new ways of relating and make changes that fit their lives. Julia is based in the United Kingdom and works in English. She welcomes clients who want to explore personal or relationship concerns and will work collaboratively to find the right path forward.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at the ways early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people spot how past bonds affect trust and closeness in present relationships. Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on feelings between partners and aims to rebuild emotional connection through structured conversation. Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing is used to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories by combining focused recall with guided bilateral stimulation when appropriate.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels manageable. Together they decide which methods to try and adapt those methods as progress is made, so the plan can change if something isn’t helping.

Julia has experience with both remote and face-to-face practice, but specific session formats should be confirmed before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, avoid travel time and use shorter check-ins when needed. It can also allow people to continue work when circumstances change, while the therapist and client collaborate on practical arrangements that suit the person’s life.