Julia Slek

• Grief support
• Trauma-focused therapy
• Imago relationship work

About Julia

Julia Slek works with grief, bereavement and loss, and supports people coping with anxiety, depression, relationship and family difficulties. She uses a person-centred approach and combines it with trauma-focused methods and Imago Relationship Therapy. Julia is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has five years' experience.

Julia focuses on bereavement, palliative care and life-limiting illness as core areas of her practice. She also works with people facing stress, addictions, intimacy-related issues, eating concerns, anger and self-esteem problems. Short practical tasks and open conversation are used to help clarify what feels most pressing in someone’s life.

Her person-centred way of working means she follows the person's lead and pays attention to their experience. Trauma-Focused Therapy is used where past harmful events affect day-to-day functioning, and Imago Relationship Therapy helps people look at patterns within close relationships and how they might change them.

Julia offers sessions in English, Russian and Ukrainian. She has spent five years working in counselling roles and in that time has supported people through chronic illness, caregiving stress and major life changes. Her work also includes helping with attachment and abandonment concerns and with issues such as body image and chronic pain.

To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange a first session. Julia works from the United Kingdom and is registered with the BACP.

How her approaches work for online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person’s experience and on being curious about thoughts and feelings; it helps when someone needs a listening ear and practical clarification of priorities. Trauma-Focused Therapy looks at how past distressing events still affect daily life and offers ways to reduce their present impact. Imago Relationship Therapy examines interaction patterns in close relationships and supports practical changes in communication and connection.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and together they will decide which methods to try. This is a collaborative process that can change as the work progresses.

Confirm the session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats here. Online counselling can make sessions easier to fit into everyday life, for example by removing travel time, allowing a shorter check-in at the end of a workday, or making it simpler to meet when mobility or caregiving limits travel. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt their methods for remote sessions so the work stays practical and focused on day-to-day concerns.

Topics Julia lists

• Grief
• Stress and anxiety
• Addictions
• LGBT
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Abandonment
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• Body image
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dependent personality
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Immigration issues
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Multicultural concerns
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Phobias
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Imago Relationship Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Julia

Does she work with grief?

Yes. Grief, bereavement and palliative care are named areas of focus in her practice.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She practises person-centred counselling and also uses Trauma-Focused Therapy and Imago Relationship Therapy when appropriate.

How much experience does she have?

She has five years of experience working in counselling roles.

Is she registered with a professional body and where is she based?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.

What languages are sessions available in?

Sessions are offered in English, Russian and Ukrainian.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

No. She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are sessions paid for and how much do they cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin sessions with her?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.