Julia Slek
Calm, attentive support for grief and life change
About Julia
Julia Slek offers a calm, attentive presence for people feeling overwhelmed by grief, stress or life changes. She introduces herself simply and listens first, helping clients name what they are experiencing and consider small steps forward. Julia uses clear language and a down-to-earth manner to make difficult conversations easier to start.
Julia holds BACP registration, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy credential. She has five years' experience working in counselling roles across bereavement and long-term illness settings.
Background and approach
Her background includes supporting people through loss and the emotional strain that comes with chronic health challenges. Her approach is rooted in client-centred practice, which means she follows the person in the room and helps them reflect on thoughts and feelings at their own pace.
She also draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy when past harm affects day-to-day life and on Imago Relationship Therapy techniques for people wanting to improve how they connect with others. Sessions are offered in English, Russian and Ukrainian. Julia provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
She works from the United Kingdom and does not take international clients. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to Julia's availability. Payment is via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time, with cost varying by location and therapist availability.
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Sessions & fees
Therapy approaches you can use online
Client-Centred Therapy puts the client's experience at the centre. The counsellor listens carefully and helps the person reflect on feelings and choices without judging. This style can help with low mood, anxiety and feeling stuck.Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people address the emotional impact of past harm. It uses gentle, practical ways to work through traumatic memories and reduce their hold on daily life. This approach can suit those dealing with abuse, loss or distressing events.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Julia will talk with clients about their needs, goals and preferences and suggest tools or techniques to try. Decisions are made together so the approach fits the person's pace and aims.
Online sessions are available by video and phone, and through live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls are useful when reading facial cues matters, phone sessions suit lower bandwidth or when you prefer no camera, and text or chat can be a shorter check-in or an option for writing things out between sessions. These formats make therapy more flexible and help people fit sessions around work, caregiving or travel.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Phobias
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English, Russian, Ukrainian
