Counsellor profile
Justine Blakeman, BACP
United Kingdom
Counsellor - Anger and Relationships
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- CredentialsBACP
- RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 405565
- Experience6 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- Client-centred approach
- CBT and DBT methods
- Mindfulness techniques
About Justine
Justine Blakeman is a BACP member with six years of therapeutic practice in the United Kingdom. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns and anger. She also supports people dealing with grief, addictions, eating and sleeping problems, low self-esteem and major life changes.
Justine uses straightforward, person-focused work. She treats the client as expert in their own life and helps them build on strengths they already have. Sessions concentrate on practical steps clients can try between meetings as well as talking through what brought them to therapy.
Her background includes supporting people through separation and family court matters, and helping those affected by domestic abuse. She also brings experience with first responder issues, compassion fatigue, and challenges linked to ADHD and bipolar difficulty.
Justine draws on several approaches when they suit the client. She uses client-centred listening alongside cognitive behavioural tools, dialectical behaviour techniques and mindfulness exercises. Motivational interviewing is offered to help when making behaviour changes feels difficult.
People who come to her can expect calm, plain-speaking sessions that aim to reduce overwhelming moments and improve day-to-day coping. To start, clients are invited to complete a short matching questionnaire and then book a first appointment through the online options.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and online work
Justine often combines client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural therapy. Client-centred work focuses on understanding a person's experience and building on their own strengths. CBT looks at patterns of thinking and behaviour and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful habits.She also uses dialectical behaviour therapy techniques and mindfulness exercises for emotion regulation. DBT-style skills teach ways to tolerate strong feelings and reduce impulsive reactions, while mindfulness practices help people notice thoughts and sensations without overreacting.
Finding the right style is a collaborative task. Justine will discuss goals and preferences and together decide which approaches to try. She adapts the mix of listening and skills work as the client's needs become clearer.
Session formats are not detailed in the biography, so please check the listed online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work and family life, allow shorter check-ins when that suits, and remove travel time. Registered or accredited professionals often use a mix of talking, practical exercises and between-session tasks that can be completed wherever the client is able to focus.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with related to anger?
She helps people manage anger along with stress, relationship issues, trauma and parenting challenges.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a client-centred style with practical tools from CBT, DBT and mindfulness to address day-to-day problems.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of client therapeutic work in the United Kingdom.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a BACP member based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can she see international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified in the biography.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.