Justine Blakeman

BACP

United Kingdom

Experienced counsellor focusing on strengths

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At a glance

Credentials

BACP

Registration

BACP, United Kingdom / 405565

Experience

6 years

Languages

English

Location

United Kingdom

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp.

1. • Motivational Interviewing
   • Practical CBT tools
   • Client-centred support

   About Justine

   Justine Blakeman is a BACP counsellor with six years of hands-on experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, relationship change and trauma. She works in a straightforward, respectful way and encourages clients to use their own strengths when facing hard things. Taking first steps into therapy can feel daunting, and she aims to make that initial move easier to manage.

   She focuses on practical conversation and collaboration. Sessions often look at how feelings and behaviours affect daily life, and consider changes that feel achievable. Motivational Interviewing features in her approach to help people find their own reasons for change without pressure.

   Justine also draws on Client-Centred ideas to keep conversations grounded in the person's own priorities. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy tools may be used to identify patterns in thinking and try small behavioural experiments. Mindfulness and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills are available when they suit someone’s needs.

   Her background includes supporting people through parenting and family tensions, relationship breakdown and issues linked to abuse. She has experience with addictions, grief, eating and sleeping difficulties, and work-related strain such as compassion fatigue.

   Sessions are offered in English and take place from the United Kingdom. People interested in starting can expect a warm, practical tone that focuses on manageable steps and using what already works in their life.

2. How Justine’s approaches can work online

   Justine draws on Motivational Interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change in a low-pressure way. This approach focuses on listening, exploring values and building motivation one step at a time.
   
   She also uses client-centred methods that keep the conversation focused on the person’s priorities and experience. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is available to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try small, practical experiments to test new behaviours.
   
   Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. Justine works together with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That choice can change as therapy progresses, and she checks in about what is most helpful.
   
   If you want online sessions, please confirm the current formats before booking because the biography does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Many people find it simple to combine regular sessions with daily life while keeping the focus on practical steps and steady progress.

4. Areas of expertise

   Primary focus

   Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseParenting issuesAnger management

   Also works with

   AddictionsLGBTGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

   Additional focus areas

   AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisNarcissismPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

   Therapeutic approaches

   Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

   Experience

   6+ years

   Listed in

   United Kingdom

   Languages

   English

5. Frequently asked questions

   What concerns does she help with?

   She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar and mood challenges as well as addiction concerns and trauma and abuse.

   What is her therapeutic style?

   Her style is collaborative and practical, using Motivational Interviewing alongside client-centred conversation and CBT techniques to explore change at a comfortable pace.

   How much experience does she have?

   She has six years of client therapeutic work experience in a range of settings.

   What credentials and location are listed?

   She is BACP and works from the United Kingdom.

   Which languages are supported and can international clients book?

   Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

   What session formats are available?

   The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

   How are costs handled?

   Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

   How do I begin working with her?

   Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

6. Online talk therapy is not emergency or medical care. Stopping or cutting down alcohol or other drugs can be unsafe without medical advice. In immediate danger? Crisis numbers

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