Julian Hart, BACP

BACP. Bachelor-level qualification. 30 years' experience. Julian Hart is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who works with stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, grief and relationship and family concerns. He uses practical talking therapy to help people manage symptoms and find clearer ways of coping.

Julian draws on several approaches in his work. He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centred methods, and he also references Existential ideas. In sessions he talks things through, helps people spot unhelpful patterns, and practises strategies to reduce distress.

He has long experience with anxiety disorders, including obsessive compulsive behaviours, panic attacks, phobias and post-traumatic stress. He also works with mood disorders, chronic pain and illness, issues around abandonment and shame, and the effects of sexual assault and abuse. He describes helping people regain some control and build practical skills for everyday life.

Julian aims to give clients tools they can use outside sessions. That includes approaches to manage sleeping problems, anger and compassion fatigue, and ways to cope with career or midlife change. He prefers clear goals and checks progress as therapy continues.

Clients can expect a straightforward counselling style. Sessions focus on current difficulties, underlying patterns and what can be done next. Julian combines talking, guided reflection and exercises drawn from the therapies he uses to help people move forward.

Therapeutic approaches used in online counselling