Let Me

Introduce Myself...

Please let me introduce myself and tell you a little bit about me and my counselling experience…

I’m Juliette. I love chocolate, I dislike the gym (but I still go as it keeps me healthy), I love nature and pottering around my garden. I love nature (free medicine and good for the soul!)

I live with my family and my fluffy cat (another free medicine, pets are great for your wellbeing!). I can be a bit of a sweary Mary (expressive, not offensive) and I love music. I love concerts and I love festivals. I love catching up with my friends and family. I love binge watching anything on Netflix.

In terms of my professional life, I have always worked with people and prior to becoming a counsellor, I worked as a HR professional for a large manufacturing company. It took me nearly 13 years to realise a unionised and controlled environment was not for me. Rules, policies, procedures and conformity was becoming my norm but it didn’t feel right.

I recognised my profession was no longer suiting me, a square peg in a round hole if you like, it was not giving me the purpose, meaning or work life balance I wanted so I decided to start a new chapter in working with people, but in a different way.

My journey into counselling

My life changed very quickly following a sudden loss of someone close to me. Life was put into perspective and I recognised my profession needed attention. I wanted my profession to be meaningful and reflect me as a person, so I decided to become a counsellor. I left behind the world of business and started my counselling career. I left my job and became a student and progressed from an introductory basic evening course to completing a Bachelor of Arts in counselling. My training increased my self-awareness. I could see I spent so many years trying to fit to other people rules, I was denying myself. Now I live by my rules!

So here I am, 10 years into my counselling career and now I work for myself with hours that suit me, I answer to me, I live by a healthy work/life balance. I believe in myself (and my clients) and believe we can achieve anything if we have a strong desire for change!

My Counselling Qualifications

Bachelor of Arts in Counselling (BA Hons)

Foundation Degree Science in Counselling-Person-Centred (FdSc)

Level Three Certificate in Counselling Skills.

Level Two Certificate of an Introduction to Counselling.

My Counselling Experience

Both in private practice and working online, I have counselled clients with:

  • Anxiety
  • Bereavement
  • Cancer
  • Chronic illness
  • Depression
  • Family issues
  • Feeling sad
  • Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)
  • Health anxiety
  • Low self-confidence
  • Low self-esteem
  • Menopause
  • Mental health
  • Money
  • Older people's counselling
  • Redundancy
  • Relationship problems
  • Stress
  • Trauma
  • Work-related stress

I have worked as an online Betterhelp counsellor using video counselling and instant messaging supporting clients across the UK.

My Specialised Experience

In addition to my private practice,

I coordinate a counselling service for a local charity who supports families impacted by cancer. Awarded funding provides free support to families in Coventry and Warwickshire.

For over 8 years, I have been counselling adults whose lives have been devastated by cancer and the ripple effect a health diagnosis has on someone's life. I have counselled cancer patients, carers and relatives. I have helped clients with relationship issues, employment and finance struggles, damaged family and friendships. I have also helped clients work through their issues of cancer treatment, chronic fatigue, trauma, loss, body image, fear, worry, anxiety, low moods and depression.

During my training, I have counselled bereaved clients at a local hospice which introduced me to working with grief and bereavement. I have also counselled clients at Mind with presenting issues to include anxiety, stress, depression, self esteem, confidence, loss, bipolar disorder and PTSD.

My Ongoing Development

During 2024, I have completed the following training/ personal development:


  • Understanding Autism, Level 2 (still currently studying).
  • How menopause effects the brain.
  • The Menopause and Mental Health (South Warwickshire & Worcestershire Mind).
  • Menopausal symptoms and cancer treatment (Macmillan).
  • Trauma, healing and hope: An identity-conscious approach to resilience (BACP).
  • Trauma awareness.
  • LGBTQ+ online course (Warwickshire Pride).
  • LGBTQ+ People and Cancer (Macmillan).



© Juliette Hardy 2025

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