- Client-centred approach
- Trauma-informed care
- Short focus sessions
About Julie
Julie Durmush is a counsellor who places the person at the centre of therapy. She practises client-centred methods and aims to listen without judgement so people feel heard. Julie brings warmth and compassion to sessions and supports clients as they work through painful or confusing times.
She uses an integrative approach to meet individual needs, blending client-centred work with other practical methods. This means conversations focus on what matters most to the person and on useful steps to feel better. Julie has experience helping with stress, anxiety, grief and depression, and with issues such as attachment, abandonment and body image.
Her background includes work with adults and young people from many different walks of life, and experience supporting staff in emergency services. She has worked with trauma, workplace difficulties, personality disorder presentations, OCD, PTSD and low self-esteem, among other concerns. Julie also mentions experience with ADHD and LGBT-related issues.
Julie is registered with the National Counselling Society, NCPS. She follows that organisation's ethical framework when practising. She sometimes offers single-session work using tools such as the wheel of life to map priorities and focus change.
Sessions aim to be collaborative and paced to each person. Julie combines listening, practical exercises and therapeutic conversations to help people gain clarity. She encourages small steps that fit into everyday life and supports people as they work towards their goals.
How these approaches translate to online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, acceptance and building a trusting relationship. Online sessions using this approach tend to centre on what matters most to the person and on creating a calm space to talk through feelings and decisions.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect. Online CBT often includes short practical exercises and tasks between sessions to help with anxiety, low mood and unhelpful thinking patterns.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people understand and name emotions and then work through difficult relationship patterns. When used online it can guide emotional conversations and help people practise new ways of relating to themselves and others.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then suggest a way forward. That decision is shared so sessions match what the client needs and can be adjusted as therapy progresses.
Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy week and avoiding travel time. Please confirm the current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify formats. Many people find shorter check-ins easier to schedule and that having therapy at home or during a work break helps them maintain continuity with everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Julie commonly help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship difficulties, along with trauma and abuse. Additional focus areas include self-esteem, body image, ADHD and issues around gender and sexuality.
How would you describe her style in sessions?
Her core approach is client-centred, which means she prioritises listening and understanding. She works integratively, adding practical tools from other approaches when helpful.
What experience does she bring?
Julie has six years of experience working with adults and young people and has supported people affected by workplace trauma and emergency services contexts.
What credentials and location are on record?
She is registered with the National Counselling Society, NCPS, and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are arranged through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What is the process to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.