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 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!
Both in private practice and working online, I have counselled clients with:
I have worked as an online Betterhelp counsellor using video counselling and instant messaging supporting clients across the UK.
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.
During 2024, I have completed the following training/ personal development: