Justine Blakeman

Justine Blakeman is a BACP registered counsellor with six years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, work through relationship and separation issues, and process trauma and abuse. She also supports parents facing domestic abuse and those navigating the UK criminal justice and family court systems.

Justine believes people know their own story and already carry strengths that can help them change. In sessions she aims to create a calm space where difficult experiences can be named and practical next steps can be explored. Her style is direct but warm, with a focus on what clients want to achieve.

She uses approaches drawn from client-centred therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy and dialectical behaviour therapy, paired with mindfulness and motivational interviewing techniques. That mix helps with emotional regulation, unhelpful thinking patterns and building day-to-day coping skills. Sessions are shaped around the person rather than a fixed protocol.

People come to Justine for a range of concerns beyond anxiety and relationships, including anger, addictions, grief, eating and sleeping problems, low self-esteem and work-related stress. She also supports those dealing with ADHD, bipolar and major life changes.

Her work includes practical problem solving and supporting people to make choices that fit their lives. She encourages small, manageable steps and checks progress so plans can be adjusted as needed.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Justine draws on client-centred therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and elements of dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) in her online work. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so the person leads the pace and direction of sessions; it helps when someone needs to be heard and understood. CBT looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking and behaviour, which can help with anxiety, low mood and stress. DBT offers skills for managing strong emotions and improving tolerance for distress, useful for people who struggle with outbursts or impulses.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss what matters to the client, what goals they have and what feels workable for them. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan if something is not helping.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it possible to continue therapeutic work through life changes while keeping the practical rhythms of weekly or fortnightly meetings.