Counsellor profile
Juliet Smart, BACP
Based in United Kingdom · 4 years of experience
Counsellor for LGBT, grief, self-esteem issues
Continue with JulietAt a glance
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom (399890)
- Qualifications
- BACP
- Experience
- 4 years
- Languages
- English
- Based in
- United Kingdom
Details come from information Juliet supplied to BetterHelp.
- LGBTQ+ concerns
- Grief and loss
- Self esteem
About Juliet
BACP. 4 years of professional work experience. Juliet Smart helps people with LGBT issues, grief and loss, self-esteem, motivation and confidence. She presents herself as a counsellor who encourages people to take the first step towards counselling and acknowledges that beginning therapy takes courage.
Juliet works in a straightforward way. She aims to make sessions a place where clients can talk without judgment. Conversations focus on the concerns the client brings, such as anxiety, depression, stress and relationship strain. Practical steps and talking things through are used to help people notice what is changing and what they want to change.
She also supports people facing parenting stresses, family conflict, career issues and life transitions. Trauma and abuse, anger, and difficulties linked to ADHD are on her list of concerns, as are loneliness, panic and social anxiety. Juliet lists additional focus areas including gender dysphoria, sexuality and women’s issues.
Her background is UK-based and she is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP. That registration is given exactly as a credential in her profile.
Sessions are described in simple terms rather than clinical labels. Juliet emphasizes open conversation and practical coping strategies. She encourages people who are unsure about starting to follow the steps to sign up and complete the initial matching questionnaire.
Juliet offers counselling in English and does not accept international clients at this time. Costs are described as varying by location and use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
Therapeutic approaches and how online counselling fits
Juliet lists her practice as using evidence-based therapeutic techniques. Common evidence-based techniques often include talking-based approaches that help people examine unhelpful thoughts and experiment with different ways of coping; these are useful for anxiety, depression and stress. They typically involve setting practical steps and reviewing progress across sessions.Other evidence-based methods can focus on processing grief and loss through guided conversation and emotional pacing, helping people make sense of changes and build day-to-day coping. These methods aim to help manage strong emotions and re-establish routines rather than promise a fixed outcome.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss what feels most helpful based on the client’s goals, concerns and preferences, and adjust methods as the work progresses. This is a collaborative process where the person’s experience shapes the direction of counselling.
Confirm the available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work, childcare or travel and can reduce time spent commuting. It can also allow shorter check-ins when a full-length session is not needed. These practical benefits help counselling fit into everyday life but do not promise particular formats without confirmation.
Areas of expertise
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Also works with
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, grief, relationship issues, parenting stresses and ADHD-related difficulties.
What style of counselling does she use?
She uses conversational, practical counselling that focuses on talking through feelings and identifying steps people can try between sessions.
How much professional experience does she have?
She has four years of professional work experience in the UK.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in another language?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the UK?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and counselling is delivered via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin counselling with her?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
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