Julian Hart
Calm, practical therapy for complex problems
About Julian
Julian Hart uses a blend of practical talking therapies to help people regain steadiness and cope with life's pressures. He works in straightforward language and focuses on immediate problems like stress, anxiety, low mood and sleep disruption. People who struggle with grief, relationship or family strain, and compassion fatigue can expect clear, goal-focused work.
Julian is a BACP counsellor with thirty years of experience. He draws on methods that help people notice thoughts and choose actions that matter to them, while also using cognitive techniques to change patterns that cause distress.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative and paced to the individual's needs, with tools to use between appointments. Julian also addresses complex issues like trauma, abuse, obsessive-compulsive difficulties, panic, phobias and mood disorders. Longstanding difficulties such as abandonment wounds, guilt, shame and feelings of emptiness are discussed with attention to life meaning and purpose.
He supports people facing chronic pain, long-term illness or disability by combining coping strategies with acceptance-focused work. Career worries, midlife questions and decisions about the future are also typical topics in sessions. Julian emphasises practical skills alongside reflection.
That means homework tasks, short exercises in session and simple steps to try at home. He aims to help people feel more in control and to build lasting ways of coping when life shifts. Sessions are offered in English and are held remotely using a range of formats.
The initial steps are straightforward: a short questionnaire followed by scheduling that fits the client.
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Sessions & fees
Approach and online therapy options
Julian commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy as part of online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that reflect their values, which can be useful for grief, chronic pain and life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns, often helping with anxiety, panic, OCD and low mood.Choosing the right approach is treated as a shared task. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs, then try methods that fit the person. Clients and the therapist review progress and adjust the approach as needed to find what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited, chat can suit brief check-ins and messaging supports ongoing contact between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family life and physical limitations while keeping the focus on practical, goal-oriented work.
| 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
Most often
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
