Counsellor profile
Julia Woods, BACP
Counsellor - anxiety and trauma
See online counselling options- Attachment-based work
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
About Julia
Counsellor Julia Woods is a BACP member with six years' experience. She works with people in the United Kingdom on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and related concerns.
Julia helps people talk through difficult moments and make practical changes. She uses everyday language and aims for clear steps rather than technical jargon. Sessions often focus on understanding patterns, managing strong emotions, and finding ways to cope day-to-day.
Her way of working draws on attachment-based ideas and client-centred listening. That means she pays attention to how relationships affect feelings and follows each person's priorities in the room. Cognitive behavioural methods are used when helpful to challenge unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviours.
Julia also brings elements of mindfulness and emotionally focused approaches into sessions. Mindfulness practices are offered to help with groundings and staying present during stress. Emotionally focused work looks at how feelings link to relationship difficulties and intimacy-related concerns.
She has supported people with a wide range of issues, including depression, addictions, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, career questions and coping with life changes. Additional areas she has experience with include attachment issues, adoption and foster care, chronic illness and carer stress.
Sessions are conducted in English and Julia accepts international clients. Fees vary by location and use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How her therapeutic approaches work in online counselling
Attachment-based work looks at how past and present relationships shape feelings and behaviour. It can help when trust, abandonment or attachment issues affect daily life or close relationships.Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and following the client's priorities. The counsellor offers non-directive support so the person can make sense of their own experience at their own pace.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, targets unhelpful thoughts and patterns. It uses practical tasks and experiments to try different ways of thinking and acting when anxiety, low mood or avoidance are a problem.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss goals, try methods that suit the individual's needs, and adjust the plan as things progress. Decisions are made together rather than imposed.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a working day or to avoid travel. It can also allow shorter check-ins, sessions without video if that helps with bandwidth, and steady continuity for international clients.
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Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, self-esteem and related issues such as addictions and relationship or intimacy-related problems.
What style of therapy does she use?
Her approach blends client-centred listening with attachment-based thinking and cognitive behavioural techniques, plus mindfulness and emotionally focused elements where relevant.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years' professional experience working with people on a wide range of emotional and relational concerns.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients.
How are sessions paid for?
Fees vary with location and are managed through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.