Julia Slek, BACP
Julia Slek is a counsellor who focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or low.
About Julia
Julia Slek is a counsellor who focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or low. She speaks English, Russian and Ukrainian and offers practical, calm support for people facing grief, depression, anxiety and major life changes. She works in a person-centred way, which means she listens first and follows the client's lead.
Sessions are an opportunity to talk through feelings without judgement and to try small steps that might ease day-to-day strain.
Background and approach
Julia aims to make sessions straightforward and understandable. Her background includes five years of clinical experience and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. That experience includes supporting people through bereavement, palliative care concerns and loss, alongside help for anxiety, stress and addictions.
In sessions she draws on client-centred practice alongside relationship-focused work and trauma-informed techniques. That mix allows space for emotional processing, and for practical conversations about communication, boundaries and coping strategies. Appointments are available online and by phone as well as in person in the United Kingdom.
People who choose to work with her can expect a collaborative pace - together they set goals, try different ways of coping, and review what helps most. Julia keeps language clear and uses everyday terms during sessions. She aims to help people regain a sense of control and move forward one step at a time.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 390591 | June 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.
- Grief
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Phobias
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Julia lists
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
Imago Relationship Therapy concentrates on how people communicate and connect. It helps partners or individuals who want to understand patterns in relationships, improve communication and rebuild trust after conflict or distance.
Trauma-Focused Therapy provides ways to address distressing experiences at a manageable pace. It combines careful pacing with methods that help people name and process traumatic memories and their effects on daily life.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try things that fit the person's needs, and adjust methods as progress and preferences become clear. This is a collaborative process where the client's comfort guides decisions.
Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls permit face-to-face conversation from different locations. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier for short check-ins. Live chat and text messaging allow ongoing contact and quick check-ins between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caring duties or mobility limits, and to continue when in-person visits are difficult.
Frequently asked
What sorts of problems does she help with?
She supports people facing grief, depression, anxiety, stress, addictions and related concerns such as self-esteem, eating and anger. There is also experience with relationship and family issues, trauma and intimacy-related difficulties.
How would she describe her counselling style?
Her work is person-centred and non-judgemental, focusing on listening and following the client's lead. She also uses relationship-focused and trauma-aware methods when those approaches suit the person's needs.
What is her professional background?
She has five years of clinical experience, with particular time spent supporting bereavement, palliative care and loss as well as common mental health struggles like anxiety and depression.
Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?
She is based in the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration, which reflects her standing with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Russian and Ukrainian.
Can sessions be held online or by phone?
Yes. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging as session formats.
How are fees and payments organised?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to start working with her?
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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