Julie-Ann Huggins, BACP

Julie-Ann Huggins is a BACP counsellor who creates a warm, interactive space for people to talk about hard feelings without judgement. She focuses on helping people untangle stress, anxiety and relationship strain so they can find clearer direction and feel more able day to day.

She describes her work as uplifting counselling and psychotherapy, and uses ideas from different approaches to match each person’s needs. Sessions aim to uncover meaning, build confidence and support practical change rather than promise quick fixes. The tone is encouraging and solution-focused, with attention to how choices affect everyday life.

Julie-Ann draws on therapies such as acceptance and commitment methods and cognitive techniques to help people manage difficult thoughts and behaviours. She also uses attachment-informed ideas to look at patterns that shape relationships and emotional responses. This blend is adapted for each person rather than applied the same way to everyone.

Her practice covers a wide range of concerns, including stress, depression, trauma and addiction, alongside issues such as self-esteem, grief, parenting and career questions. She also works with neurodiversity topics like autism and ADHD, and with challenges connected to adoption, caregiving and ageing.

Julie-Ann has five years’ experience and works from the United Kingdom. Conversations are straightforward and practical, with an emphasis on finding manageable steps. People choosing to work with her will be invited to shape goals and try approaches that fit their life.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that reflect their values; it is often used for anxiety, stress and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns; it can help with low mood, anxiety and coping skills. Attachment-Based ideas explore how early and close relationships shape current patterns, helping people understand recurring relationship struggles and emotional responses.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with a person about goals, preferences and what has helped or not helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and review what is working as therapy progresses, making adjustments where needed.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow a shorter check-in when needed, and reduce travel time. It also gives choices for people who prefer talking without being on camera or who need to schedule around work or caregiving. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt materials and exercises for remote sessions to focus on practical steps and emotional understanding.