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Julia Harvey, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 20 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, Anxiety Grief Self esteemCareer difficultiesCoaching

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Julia Harvey offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, low energy, anxiety or life changes. She speaks plainly and focuses on what you can do now to feel steadier and more in control. Julia encourages small, manageable steps and listens without judgement.

She has worked in counselling and coaching for 20 years and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Her background includes helping people with grief and loss, low mood, self-esteem, work and career worries, and long-term health problems.

Background and approach

She also supports those facing issues around intimacy, eating and sleeping, anger, compassion fatigue and ADHD. Julia uses client-centred counselling to shape sessions around each person’s needs. That means the conversation follows what matters most to the client and moves at their pace.

She combines this with mindfulness approaches to help people notice patterns of stress and respond with more calm. Her work also covers more specific concerns such as abandonment, attachment and family of origin issues, fertility and caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and body image. She aims to help people reconnect with their own resources and rebuild routines that support wellbeing.

Julia describes the therapeutic relationship as a collaborative journey. She helps clients identify practical steps, set achievable goals and track progress over time. Her style is encouraging, down-to-earth and focused on useful change.

To begin, Julia asks people to reflect on what they most want to improve. That focus then shapes the sessions, whether the priority is coping with grief, reducing anxiety, managing energy, or finding clearer direction at work.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Julia uses client-centred counselling which focuses on the person in front of her and what they want to address. In practice this means sessions are shaped by the client’s concerns and pace, whether the aim is to reduce anxiety, manage grief or rebuild daily routines. Client-centred work online keeps the conversation personal and goal-focused.

Mindfulness therapy is also part of her approach and involves simple, practical exercises to increase moment-to-moment awareness. These techniques help with stress, low energy and emotional reactivity by offering short practices that can be done between sessions. Online sessions can include guided mindfulness practice and reflections tailored to everyday life.

Finding the right approach is treated as a partnership. Julia will work with each person to test what helps and adjust methods according to their needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative process makes it easier to try different tools and keep what actually feels useful.

Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow full conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins and text-based messaging helps keep momentum between meetings. These options let people fit therapy into busy schedules and choose the mode that best suits how they want to work.

What kinds of problems does Julia help with?

She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, low energy and depression, along with issues around self-esteem, career concerns, relationships, intimacy-related matters, eating and sleeping problems, anger and coping with life changes.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her approach is client-centred and collaborative, with an emphasis on listening and following what matters to the person. Mindfulness techniques are also used to build awareness and calm in day-to-day life.

What is her professional background?

She has 20 years of professional experience in counselling and coaching and has worked with a wide range of health and life challenges over that time.

What credentials does she hold and where is she based?

Julia is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are offered?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.

How are fees and payments handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience: 20 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Julia Harvey, BACP

Background and approach

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

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