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Julia Woods

Therapist · United Kingdom

Counsellor - relationships and emotional health

Julia Woods
Credentials
BACP
Registration
BACP, United Kingdom · 378687
Experience
6 years
Languages
English
Location
United Kingdom
  • Emotionally-Focused Therapy
  • Attachment-based work
  • CBT and mindfulness

About Julia

Julia Woods is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has six years of professional experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and depression. She also supports those facing issues around addiction, relationship and intimacy concerns, and the pressures of parenting and caring roles.

Julia views clients as experts in their own stories and works alongside them to build on existing strengths. Sessions focus on naming difficult emotions and noticing patterns that affect daily life. Practical tools and reflective conversations are used together, rather than a single technique on its own.

Her approach draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy and attachment-based ideas to look at how feelings and relationship patterns connect. She also uses client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural strategies and mindfulness approaches to help with thoughts and behaviour in the moment.

Clients can expect straightforward conversation, short exercises to try between sessions, and attention to what is most pressing day to day. Julia aims to help people notice small, manageable shifts rather than promise big fixes.

She works in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. International clients are accepted. The practical steps to begin are to select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

How her approaches adapt to online sessions

Julia uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people name and work with intense emotions and the relationship patterns they create. EFT focuses on feelings and the moments that matter in relationships, which can be discussed and reflected on in session. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to look at early and adult attachment patterns and how they affect current responses and connections. This approach helps with issues like insecurity, abandonment concerns and repeated relationship cycles.

She also draws on client-centred principles that prioritise listening and the client’s own goals. Finding the right blend of approaches is a shared task. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which methods suit the client’s needs, goals and preferences as sessions progress.

Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life, such as shorter check-ins during a busy day or sessions that avoid travel time. It can also allow different ways of working, like practical exercises to try between meetings and talking through relationship moments that happen between sessions. Many registered or accredited professionals use online sessions to keep continuity when schedules change, but check the current options offered before scheduling.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

6+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she work with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and parenting and carer stress.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy and attachment ideas with client-centred listening, CBT techniques and mindfulness practices to address feelings and relationship patterns.

How much experience does she have?

She has six years of professional work experience supporting people with a range of emotional and relationship concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are offered for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

She accepts international clients.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

What is the process to begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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