Judith "Jude" Holland, BACP

Judith "Jude" Holland helps people who are facing relationship strain, trauma, grief and big life changes. She works with issues such as bipolar disorder, addiction, intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems, low self‑esteem, anger and career pressures. Jude writes plainly and aims to make the first step feel manageable for someone considering therapy.

Jude holds BACP accreditation, and she brings 27 years of professional experience in therapeutic roles across the United Kingdom. Her background includes work in sexual assault services and leadership roles in education and clinical settings. She has also spent many years teaching therapy and running counselling services in educational institutions.

Her approach treats the client as the expert in their own story. Sessions focus on understanding your strengths, naming what is difficult and finding small, practical steps forward. Jude uses a mix of approaches to suit different needs rather than one fixed method.

In practice she draws on methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment‑based work, Client‑centred therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. These approaches can be used to address trauma, emotional regulation, relationship patterns and unhelpful thinking styles.

Jude is comfortable working with a wide range of concerns including caregiver stress, chronic illness, communication problems, commitment and codependency struggles, and issues linked to ageing and bereavement. She also supports people facing the fallout from natural or human caused disasters and complex co‑occurring problems.

Sessions are offered in English and can be arranged online. Jude aims to build a respectful, honest therapeutic relationship that balances support with challenge so people feel heard and able to change.

How Jude uses evidence based methods online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being pushed around by them, and then take small actions that fit their values. It can be useful for grief, depression, life changes and ongoing mood difficulties. Attachment‑based therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early experiences shape trust, closeness and boundaries, which can help with intimacy problems and repeated relationship difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jude will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then suggest which methods might help most. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made over time to match what feels most useful.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use face‑to‑face conversation when that is helpful, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check‑in is needed, and live chat or text messaging work well for brief updates or people who prefer writing. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel, while keeping continuity between sessions with the same therapist.