Julia Jakeman, BACP, NCPS

Julia Jakeman is a counsellor who blends relational and trauma-focused approaches to help people through difficult midlife shifts. She holds BACP and NCPS credentials and brings five years of practice to sessions. Julia aims to give people a space where they feel seen and heard as they sort out stressful life changes.

She works with a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, addiction and relationship difficulties. Julia also supports people dealing with grief, intimacy issues, eating concerns, ADHD and the emotional fallout of separation and divorce. Her background includes focused work around addiction and problematic alcohol use.

In sessions she draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy techniques to help partners and individuals name and shift painful interaction cycles. For trauma-related issues she may include EMDR methods as part of a longer plan of work.

Julia adapts the pace to each person, offering short-term work for a specific problem or longer-term work to address deeper patterns. She combines practical steps with reflective conversation, helping people notice unhelpful habits and try alternatives. Her approach is straightforward and relational, centred on listening and clear, realistic goals.

Clients are supported to build coping skills and clearer communication. Julia pays attention to body image, attachment wounds, codependency and issues that come up during midlife. She aims to help people feel steadier and more able to make choices that match their values.

How relational and trauma approaches work online

Many of Julia's methods focus on relationships and on processing distressing memories. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current behaviour and emotions, helping people notice patterns and try new ways of relating. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify and name core emotions in relationship moments, aiming to shift reactive cycles and build secure connection. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) targets distressing memories or images to reduce their emotional intensity and make them easier to manage.

Finding the right approach is usually a collaborative process. Julia will work with each person to agree goals, try different techniques and adjust the plan if something does not fit. Choices about pace and focus are made together so the work feels manageable and relevant.

Practical benefits of online work include easier fitting of sessions around daily life and fewer travel demands. If you want to check which session formats are offered, confirm the current options before booking since formats are not specified here. Many people find online conversations let them access therapy from different locations and make regular check-ins simpler to arrange.