Julia Slek, BACP

Julia Slek is a counsellor who offers a calm space for people facing loss, major life changes and emotional strain. She listens without judgement and helps clients talk through grief, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns in a straightforward way. Julia works in English, Russian and Ukrainian and practises in the United Kingdom.

With five years' experience and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), Julia focuses on bereavement, palliative care and life-limiting illness alongside a wider range of issues. Those include addictions, eating concerns, anger, self-esteem and coping with illness or disability. She also supports people managing caregiver stress and problems linked to ageing and geriatric issues.

Julia uses a person-centred approach that puts the client’s perspective first. She listens to understand and helps people identify what matters to them and what they want to try next. She also draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy when past events are affecting day-to-day wellbeing.

For relationship difficulties she integrates ideas from Imago Relationship Therapy to help partners and individuals look at interaction patterns and communication. Sessions are conversational and aim to make changes feel manageable rather than overwhelming.

Practical details are straightforward: she offers in-person, online and phone sessions, and runs appointments at set times during the week. To begin, readers can use the site’s Start Therapy button to complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

Therapeutic approaches and online working together

Julia draws on Client-Centred Therapy to create a listening space where the client’s concerns lead the work. This approach helps when someone needs to sort through emotions like grief, anxiety or low mood and decide what matters most to them.

She also uses Trauma-Focused Therapy to address difficulties that come from distressing past events. This approach is about recognising how past experiences affect current feelings and learning new ways to cope with triggers and painful memories.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Julia will work collaboratively to choose methods that match a person's goals and preferences. Together they will check what feels helpful and adjust the focus as work progresses.

Practical benefits of online sessions include fitting therapy around daily life and avoiding travel. Online or phone sessions can make it easier to have shorter check-ins, arrange appointments in a lunch break, or speak from a quieter location. The exact session formats should be confirmed before booking to match the client's needs and circumstances.