About Julia
Julia Brooker is a counsellor who focuses on somatic work alongside talking therapies. She aims to help people who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, low mood, addiction or low self-worth. Julia uses straightforward tools and steady listening to help people feel more able to cope.
Julia is a BACP counsellor, which means she is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She has worked in this field for 11 years and brings practical experience to each session.
Background and approach
Clients can expect calm, clear explanations and a focus on what they want to achieve. Her approach blends body awareness with talking therapies. Somatic techniques help people notice physical tension and breathing patterns linked to stress.
Cognitive behavioural methods look at thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going. Attachment-informed ideas are used to understand relationship patterns and how early connections shape present difficulties. Sessions are guided by the person attending.
Julia uses client-centred listening to follow what matters most to the client. Together they set realistic goals and practical steps to try between sessions. This can include short exercises for mood, sleep or managing anxiety.
People come for a wide range of concerns including stress, grief, addiction, ADHD, intimacy questions and parenting strain. Julia also supports those facing chronic health issues, career stress and struggles with body image. She offers sessions in English and works with adults in the United Kingdom.
How somatic and talking therapies work online
Somatic work helps people tune into their body and notice patterns of tension, breathing and sensation that link to stress or anxiety. Online sessions can include gentle guidance to notice posture or breathing and to try simple grounding practices at home. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches ways to accept difficult feelings while focusing on values and small actions that matter; it suits people wanting to reduce avoidance and build a purposeful life. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the thoughts and behaviours that keep difficulties going and offers practical exercises to try between sessions.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose methods that fit each person's goals, preferences and practical needs. Clients and the therapist review what helps and adjust the plan over time.
Online formats - video calls, phone, live chat or text messaging - make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and health needs. These options allow people to use somatic exercises at home, keep a written record of work discussed, and contact the therapist in different ways when that suits them. The focus is on flexibility and accessibility so therapy can be practical and manageable.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English