Julie-Ann Huggins

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• ACT and CBT

About Julie-Ann

Julie-Ann Huggins works on stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, self-esteem and a wide range of life challenges using an interactive, person-centred approach. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has five years' experience in the field.

She encourages open discussion of difficult thoughts and feelings and helps people look for practical ways to feel better. Sessions focus on what matters to the individual and on small steps that can change day-to-day life. Julie-Ann also uses coaching techniques when helpful to clarify goals and build confidence.

Her practice draws on several approaches. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used to help people notice thoughts and take values-based action. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is used for working with unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. Attachment-Based ideas inform work around relationships and patterns formed in early life.

Julie-Ann supports people facing issues such as addiction, grief, parenting pressures, eating and sleeping difficulties, compassion fatigue and chronic illness. She also has experience with adoption and foster care matters, attachment issues, autism and communication problems.

She offers practical guidance as well as space to talk, helping people build skills for coping with change and improving everyday functioning. Sessions aim to increase understanding, improve communication and identify achievable next steps.

How her approaches transfer to online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that match their values rather than avoid feelings. It can be useful for stress, anxiety and coping with life changes.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and testing new ways of responding. It is commonly used for anxiety, low mood and sleep or eating concerns.

Attachment-Based Therapy attends to relationship patterns that began in early life and looks at how those patterns affect current connections and communication.

Finding the right way of working is part of the process. Julie-Ann will work with each person to decide which approach, or combination of approaches, fits their goals and preferences. That choice is checked and adjusted as therapy progresses so practical skills and discussions remain relevant.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to keep continuity of work when life circumstances change, while the practical focus remains on building skills and making manageable steps forward.

Topics Julie-Ann lists

• Stress and 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 and AIDS
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Immigration issues
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Isolation and 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 and non-monogamous relationships
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• 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

Ways of working

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
• Existential Therapy
• Jungian Therapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Narrative Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Somatic Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy
• Internal Family Systems

Questions about Julie-Ann

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety is listed among the main concerns she works on and is part of her clinical focus.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses client-centred work alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) elements.

How much experience does she have?

She has five years of experience working as a counsellor and coach.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

Yes. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.

Can I have sessions in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking as the biography does not list specific formats.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I get started with her counselling?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.