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Julie Iveson, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 5 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Relationship issuesGrief Depression Coping with life changes ADHD

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Julie Iveson is a BACP counsellor who offers calm, practical support for people facing major life challenges. She aims to create a space where someone can talk openly about stress, depression, anxiety, grief, relationship problems and parenting worries. Sessions are straightforward and focused on what matters to the client now.

Julie uses a relational approach that pays attention to how people connect with others. She draws on Attachment-Based ideas and emotionally-focused work to look at patterns in close relationships.

Background and approach

Cognitive approaches are used when it helps to reframe thoughts and try out different behaviours. Her practice includes helping people with ADHD and Autism and she also works with neurotypical clients. She has five years' experience supporting people through trauma, abuse, bereavement, workplace stress, pregnancy and childbirth issues, and concerns such as self-esteem and career change.

Julie trained at the Northern Guild Psychotherapy in the North East of England and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Her work is carried out in line with the BACP Code of Ethics and she receives professional supervision. In sessions she aims to listen without judgement and to help people make sense of what feels stuck.

Conversations in the room are used as a way to notice patterns and try out new ways of relating. Practical steps and reflective dialogue are offered so people can move towards clearer choices.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Julie uses Attachment-Based ideas to help people understand patterns in close relationships and how early bonds shape adult feelings. This approach can be useful for worries about trust, intimacy and repeated relationship problems.

She also draws on Client-Centred principles, offering an accepting space where the person leads the conversation and their feelings are heard. This helps people clarify what they value and decide next steps in their life. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, used alongside these approaches, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavioural changes to reduce anxiety or low mood.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and adjust techniques as trust develops. Together they choose what feels most helpful, combining relational listening with practical exercises when needed.

Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging lets clients reflect in between sessions. These options make it simpler to work around work, childcare and travel constraints while keeping continuity of care.

What kinds of difficulties does Julie focus on?

She supports people with relationship problems, grief, depression, anxiety, stress and trauma. Additional areas include ADHD, parenting challenges, workplace issues and self-esteem.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is relational and client-centred, combining attachment-based and emotionally-focused work with cognitive techniques. Sessions look at patterns in relationships and practical ways to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.

What experience does she bring to sessions?

She has five years' experience working with a range of issues including early trauma, bereavement, abuse and neurodiversity. That experience informs how she tailors sessions to each person's needs.

Where is she based and what are her credentials?

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

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging depending on what suits the client.

How are fees and starting therapy handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a suitable time.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Relationship issues
Grief
Depression

Also listed

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 5 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Julie Iveson, BACP

Background and approach

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

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