Counsellor profile
Justine Blakeman, BACP
Counsellor - Relationships and trauma
See online counselling options- Client-Centred Therapy
- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
About Justine
Counsellor Justine Blakeman is a BACP member with six years of direct client work. She works with stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, parenting matters and related concerns. Sessions are offered in English and she practises in the United Kingdom.
Justine uses a client-centred way of working. That means she listens first and helps people make sense of what matters to them. She places emphasis on the person’s own experience and strengths while offering practical tools where useful.
She also draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to help with patterns of thinking and behaviour. This can be helpful for anxiety, low mood, eating or sleeping problems, and coping with life changes. Dialectical behaviour therapy skills are used when emotional regulation and strong reactions are a feature.
Justine has supported people with relationship breakdown, separation and parenting strain, including issues connected with domestic abuse and court processes in the UK. She also works with grief, addiction concerns, ADHD and compassion fatigue among other areas listed in her profile.
In sessions she aims to combine listening with clear, practical steps. People can expect straightforward discussion of what is causing difficulty and simple strategies they can try between meetings. To begin, clients follow the site matching process and arrange a first appointment.
How her approaches work in online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s experience. The counsellor reflects what she hears and helps the client find their own solutions, which can suit those facing relationship strain, grief or parenting stress.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It involves practical exercises and behavior changes useful for anxiety, low mood, eating or sleeping difficulties.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) skills teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness. These tools can be helpful when feelings feel overwhelming or reactions are intense.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try. This is a collaborative process that may change as needs evolve.
Confirm the session formats before booking, as the profile does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into daily life, for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins or letting someone join from a quiet place at work. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and worksheets for remote sessions so clients can continue practical work between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship and separation issues, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns and related issues such as grief and addiction.
What is her therapeutic style?
She works in a client-centred way, listening to the person first and then offering practical techniques such as CBT and DBT skills when helpful.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of client therapeutic work experience.
Which professional body is she a member of and where does she practise?
She is a BACP member and practises in the United Kingdom.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I book a first session?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a 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.