Judith "Jude" Holland, BACP
Judith "Jude" Holland is a counsellor with 27 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.
About Judith
Judith "Jude" Holland is a counsellor with 27 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She focuses on helping people facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, bipolar challenges, and major life changes. Jude speaks plainly and aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable and respectful.
Jude believes each person knows their own story and brings strengths into the room. She works in a collaborative way, listening carefully before suggesting practical steps.
Background and approach
Her background includes work in sexual assault support and roles leading services in education and adult learning. Her practice combines several approaches to suit different needs. She draws on Trauma-Focused methods when addressing abuse and traumatic memories, and uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people live in line with their values.
Cognitive approaches are offered to address thinking patterns that feed anxiety or depression. Over the years Jude has supported people with sexual trauma, bipolar disorder and personality-related difficulties. She has also worked with issues such as addiction, intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems, and caregiver stress.
Her experience includes working across NHS sexual assault services and running counselling provision in educational settings. Jude aims to build a trusting working relationship that balances listening with gentle challenge. She encourages practical goals and small steps, while adapting her style to each person's needs.
Her approach is warm, straightforward and focused on what helps in day-to-day life.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 9713 | September 2026 |
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Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Judith lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Judith names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
How Jude’s approaches work online
Judith uses a small set of approaches that translate well to online work. Trauma-Focused methods help people process distressing memories and reduce their grip on daily life by pacing interventions and working through traumatic material carefully. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, values-based steps even when emotions are difficult. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people build more supported ways of relating to others.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Jude will listen to your story, discuss goals and preferences, and together you will decide which methods feel most helpful. This is a collaborative process that may adapt over time as needs change.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls let you see facial cues and use longer session time. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging offer brief check-ins and flexible ways to reflect between sessions. These options give practical flexibility so therapy can fit around work, family life and travel.
Frequently asked
What concerns does this counselling address?
Jude works with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, bipolar difficulties, addictions, intimacy and self-esteem problems, and more. She also addresses areas like caregiver stress, chronic illness, and career-related stress.
What is the therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She listens first, then offers practical steps and exercises drawn from approaches such as ACT and CBT.
How much experience does the counsellor have?
She has 27 years of professional experience working in a range of settings, including sexual assault services and educational counselling provision.
What professional credentials and location apply?
Judith "Jude" Holland is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payments 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 this counsellor?
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