Counsellor profile
Julia Jakeman, BACP, NCPS
Counsellor - addiction and relationships
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- Addictions
- Relationships
- Attachment work
About Julia
Julia Jakeman is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and a member of the National Council for Psychotherapists (NCPS). She has five years' experience working with adults in the United Kingdom and has carried out more than 1,000 hours of face-to-face and remote work. She supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions and relationship concerns, as well as parenting, grief and other life changes.
Julia works openly on issues around problematic alcohol use and other addictions, and she helps people talk through patterns that affect their relationships. She also sees people struggling with self-esteem, depression, trauma and intimacy-related concerns. Her practice includes attention to family and parenting topics when individuals bring those matters into sessions.
Her approach is integrative. That means she draws on several therapy models to match what someone needs in the room. In practice this looks like listening for attachment patterns, gently addressing emotional experiences, and using focused methods when trauma is part of the picture.
Sessions aim to make the day-to-day feel more manageable. Conversations are practical and direct, with time spent on communication skills, coping strategies and understanding recurring behaviours. Julia offers both shorter and longer-term work depending on what people want.
People who choose her often want a therapist who pays attention to relationships and addictive behaviours, while also helping with the immediate stresses of parenting and life changes. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange a first appointment.
How sessions work
How attachment, EFT and EMDR can work online
Julia commonly uses attachment-based work, Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) and EMDR in her practice. Attachment-based work looks at how early patterns of relating affect feelings and responses in adult relationships, and it helps with communication and closeness issues. EFT focuses on emotions in relationships and helps people name, express and change the emotional patterns that keep them stuck. EMDR is a structured approach for processing traumatic memories and intense emotional reactions, using focused techniques to reduce the hold those memories have.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Julia will discuss options with each person and agree a plan based on needs, goals and how someone prefers to work. That collaborative process helps make therapy feel practical and relevant to daily life.
The biography records both face-to-face and remote experience, so please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, cut travel time and allow shorter check-ins when that suits. They also make it possible to continue work when circumstances change, while the therapist and client decide the best approach for their goals.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strains, parenting concerns, grief, trauma and related issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses an integrative style drawing on attachment-focused work, emotionally focused techniques and trauma approaches to suit each person's situation.
How long has she been practising?
She has five years' experience and has logged over 1,000 hours of face-to-face and remote work with adults and couples.
Which professional bodies is she with and where is she based?
She is registered with BACP and is a member of NCPS. She practises in the United Kingdom.
Can she speak to people who live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography notes remote work alongside face-to-face practice; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.