- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting challenges
- Trauma and abuse
About Justine
Justine Blakeman is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with six years of client work experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain and parenting challenges, and she also supports those coping with trauma and abuse and issues around anger.
Justine treats people as the experts of their own story. She focuses on practical steps that build on existing strengths. Conversations centre on what is happening now and what can help next, rather than labels or jargon.
Her work often involves sorting out relationship and separation concerns, helping clients manage the effects of domestic abuse, and guiding people through aspects of the UK criminal justice and family court processes when that is relevant. She also takes on issues such as addiction, grief, intimacy concerns, sleeping and eating problems, and job-related stress.
Justine uses a mix of approaches to suit different problems. She draws on client-centred practice alongside cognitive and behavioural techniques, dialectical behaviour strategies, mindfulness and motivational interviewing. Sessions are practical and conversational, with small tasks or experiments between meetings when useful.
People who choose her work with someone who keeps plans straightforward and action-focused. The aim is to reduce the things that get in the way of daily life and to build clearer ways of responding to anger, loss or workplace pressure. To begin, clients use the site's matching process and then arrange a first session.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-centred therapy focuses on the person and their priorities. The therapist listens, reflects and follows the client's lead to help clarify what matters and what to try next. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions, and uses simple strategies and small experiments to change unhelpful patterns. Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving how someone responds to stress or conflict.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each client to choose methods that match their goals and day-to-day needs. That might mean starting with practical CBT techniques, adding mindfulness practice, or focussing on skills from DBT depending on what feels most useful.
Session formats are not specified in the supplied profile, so confirm the current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They can also help people use homework tasks between meetings, such as brief mindfulness exercises or behavioural experiments, to bring learning directly into daily life.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
Which issues does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, anger and related topics such as addiction, grief and sleep or eating problems.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and conversational, using client-centred work alongside cognitive behavioural, DBT, mindfulness and motivational interviewing techniques.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of direct client therapeutic work experience.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a BACP registered counsellor based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions available in?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.