Julia Slek

Julia Slek welcomes people who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to move forward. She offers a calm, listening presence and practical support for those dealing with grief, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties. Julia's approach aims to help people talk through what matters most to them and find steps that feel manageable.

Julia holds a BACP accreditation, which means she is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She has five years' experience and has worked extensively with bereavement, palliative care and life-limiting illness alongside other concerns such as addiction, eating issues and anger.

In sessions she uses a person-centred way of working that treats the client as the expert in their own life. That means listening first, and then gently helping people notice patterns, choices and options. She also draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy when past events continue to affect daily life, and Imago Relationship Therapy for conversations about connection and communication.

Julia sees people in the United Kingdom and offers support in English, Russian and Ukrainian. Her background includes supporting those facing chronic illness, caregiving stress and major life changes, so practical coping strategies are often part of her work alongside emotional processing.

To get started clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability. Julia aims to make sessions straightforward and focused on the concerns each person brings.

How these approaches translate to online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, empathy and helping the client find their own solutions. Online or remote sessions still centre on the person's experience and what they want to work on. Imago Relationship Therapy looks at communication and connection between partners and can help people learn new ways to talk and repair difficulties; parts of this approach involve structured dialogue and reflective exercises that can be adapted to remote meetings. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on how past events affect present life and uses careful, paced work to reduce distress and build coping skills.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person's needs, goals and preferences. That means checking how each way of working feels and adjusting as therapy progresses so the client remains comfortable with the direction of sessions.

The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions around work, childcare and other commitments, and saving travel time for busy days. Some people prefer shorter check-ins that suit a lunch break or quieter moments, while others choose longer sessions for deeper conversation; confirm the current session options before booking. The therapist supports adapting the work to everyday life so therapy can be sustained alongside other responsibilities.