Justine Blakeman , BACP

Justine Blakeman is a counsellor who uses a client-centred approach alongside evidence-based techniques such as cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness. She is a BACP member and has six years of experience working with people facing a wide range of concerns. She aims to create a straightforward, respectful space where people can talk through what feels hard and build on their own strengths.

She helps with stress and anxiety, depression, bipolar difficulties and problems with sleep and eating. Relationship challenges are a core focus, including separation, commitment issues and communication problems. She also supports people with trauma and abuse, domestic violence, and grief.

Parents and those managing blended family or fatherhood concerns find practical support for parenting strain and family tensions. Other areas of focus include addictions, anger, ADHD, compassion fatigue and career-related stress. She also works with people exploring intimacy, identity and LGBT matters.

Her style is down-to-earth and collaborative. Sessions look at the here-and-now, and at patterns such as attachment or codependency that repeat in relationships. Practical tools from cognitive behavioural and mindfulness practice are used alongside reflective, client-centred conversations.

Justine can help people consider next steps, whether that means short-term coaching-style work or deeper therapy. She encourages small, achievable changes and supports people as they test new ways of coping and relating to others.

How Justine's approaches work online

Client-centred therapy focuses on the person in front of the counsellor. It means conversations that follow your priorities and respect your experience, helping you make sense of what matters and decide next steps. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behaviour and teaches straightforward techniques to manage anxiety, low mood and sleep or eating difficulties. Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) offers skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness that help with intense feelings and relationship strain.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss your goals and try different methods to see what fits. This is a collaborative process where you and the counsellor review what helps and adjust the plan together.

Online sessions let you access these ways of working from wherever you are in the UK. Video calls are useful for full conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when you need lower bandwidth or prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, written reflection or when a shorter, more flexible contact suits your day. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, parenting and everyday life.