Julia Brooker, BACP
Julia Brooker is a BACP counsellor who offers a calm, practical approach to emotional pain.
About Julia
Julia Brooker is a BACP counsellor who offers a calm, practical approach to emotional pain. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression and low self-esteem. Her style is straightforward and warm, with short-term goals and step-by-step strategies when needed.
She places the person at the centre of the work and listens first. That means conversations start with what matters to the client and move at a pace that feels manageable.
Background and approach
Practical tools from cognitive behavioural therapy are used to spot unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of acting. Over eleven years of practice have shaped a flexible way of working. Sessions can be focused on coping with life changes, addiction, grief, or relationship and intimacy concerns.
She also supports people living with ADHD, bipolar features and long-term health challenges to find routines that help day-to-day functioning. Julia draws on attachment-based ideas to understand how past relationships shape current patterns. She blends these with acceptance and commitment techniques when people want to build values-led choices.
Dialectical behaviour therapy skills are used for emotion regulation and distress tolerance when strong feelings arise. People meet her for a mix of short-term coaching and longer, reflective work. She aims to help clients notice small changes that add up.
Practical tasks between sessions are common to keep progress moving.
Registration
| 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.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
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.
Online support
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist talks with each person about goals and preferences, then suggests practical techniques to try together. That collaborative process can mean blending ACT, CBT or attachment-informed ideas until the methods feel right for the individual.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging so people can engage in ways that suit their routines. Video is useful for fuller conversation and non-verbal cues, phone calls are handy when bandwidth is limited, and messaging lets people check in between sessions or use shorter, focused exchanges. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week and to continue work when travel or other commitments get in the way.
Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, addiction, grief and relationship difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is person-centred and collaborative, using clear, practical CBT tools alongside acceptance and attachment-informed work.
How long has she practised?
She has eleven years of professional experience supporting people through emotional and practical challenges.
Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with people based in the United Kingdom.
What session formats are available?
She meets clients by video call, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time; start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling.
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