Julia Jakeman, BACP, NCPS

Julia Jakeman is a counsellor who blends relational and trauma-informed ways of working. She has five years' experience and over 1,000 hours supporting adults and couples. She aims to give people space to be seen and heard as they talk through difficult feelings and situations. Julia helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship strain, low self‑esteem and grief. Her practice draws on approaches that look at how past attachments shape present behaviour. She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help partners understand and shift interaction patterns. She also offers EMDR for people carrying the effects of trauma and abuse. Julia has worked directly with problematic alcohol use and other addictive behaviours, and she brings that experience into other areas such as eating issues and substance concerns. She supports people coping with life changes, anger, and intimacy-related worries in straightforward, practical sessions. Sessions focus on what is happening now and what the person wants to change. Julia pays attention to patterns in relationships, attachment needs, and ways of communicating. Conversations are paced to suit the individual, whether that means shorter work on specific problems or longer therapy exploring deeper themes. She works in the United Kingdom and offers help in English. Prospective clients are encouraged to use the service steps to match with a therapist and schedule a first appointment.

How attachment and trauma work translate to online therapy

Julia draws on Attachment-Based ideas to notice how early relationships influence current feelings and reactions. This approach helps people understand patterns of closeness, trust, and control in their relationships and in themselves. She also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to map interaction cycles between partners and help them express core emotions more clearly. EMDR is offered as a way to address specific traumatic memories and the distress they cause, helping people reduce the intensity of those memories over time. Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and will suggest which methods to try first. Decisions are made together, and approaches can be adjusted as therapy progresses. If you are considering online therapy, please confirm which session formats are available before booking, since the biography does not list them. In general online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They also let people work with a therapist based in another part of the country or overseas, which can widen options when looking for a good match.