Julie-Ann Huggins, BACP
Compassionate counsellor helping you rewrite your story
Details
| Name | Julie-Ann Huggins |
|---|---|
| Credentials | BACP |
| Based in | United Kingdom |
| Registered with | BACP |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 5 |
About Julie-Ann
Julie-Ann Huggins is a BACP counsellor who creates a warm, interactive space for people to talk about difficult thoughts and feelings. She aims to help people notice what matters to them and find practical ways to improve day-to-day life. Her approach is collaborative and respectful, so clients lead the pace and focus of sessions.
With five years of practice, she combines different methods to tailor support to each person. That can mean using Narrative ideas to look at the stories people tell about themselves.
Background and approach
It can also involve Acceptance and Commitment Therapy techniques to clarify values and build small, workable steps. Julie-Ann describes her style as uplifting and solution-focused. She helps clients identify patterns, try new responses, and make choices that match what they value.
Conversations are straightforward and aimed at lasting change rather than quick fixes. She works online and adapts sessions to match everyday life, whether a person prefers talking by video, phone, live chat, or messaging. Sessions are suited to people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, relationship issues, addiction concerns, or changes at work and home.
Clients often bring complex situations such as attachment issues, caregiving stress, body image concerns, or ambiguous loss. Julie-Ann helps people untangle these problems into manageable steps and clearer decisions. Her goal is to support greater understanding and to guide people toward more meaningful, workable lives.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse among the things Julie-Ann works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Julie-Ann among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Julie-Ann among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Julie-Ann among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Julie-Ann among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Julie-Ann among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Julie-Ann among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Julie-Ann among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Julie-Ann among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Julie-Ann among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Julie-Ann among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Julie-Ann among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Julie-Ann among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Julie-Ann among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Julie-Ann directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Julie-Ann directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Julie-Ann often blends Narrative Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people rethink their lives. Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and helps them notice alternative, more helpful stories. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small, practical steps that line up with those values to manage difficult thoughts and feelings.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Julie-Ann collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. Together they try different ways of working and adjust the approach based on what helps most in real life.
Online sessions offer practical advantages. Video calls let people read facial expressions and body language while keeping sessions accessible across distances. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a busy day. Live chat or text-based messaging suits shorter check-ins, written reflection, or people who prefer typing over speaking. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to fit therapy around work, family, or travel.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of problems can I bring to counselling?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, addiction, eating and sleeping problems, parenting pressures, and work-related strain.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
The style is warm and interactive, focusing on collaboration. Sessions use narrative and practical techniques to help people spot patterns and try new approaches.
What experience does the counsellor have?
Julie-Ann has five years of professional experience supporting people with a variety of difficulties and life changes.
What professional credentials are held and where is the counsellor based?
She is a BACP counsellor and practices from the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients able to work with this counsellor?
International clients are accepted and can take part in sessions from outside the UK.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are fees handled and how do I begin?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability.
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