Julian Hart, BACP

Julian Hart works from a mix of practical talking therapies that focus on what matters to each person. He draws on approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people manage symptoms and rebuild daily routines.

He has three decades of experience as a counsellor and psychotherapist in the United Kingdom. Over that time he has supported people facing anxiety, depression, low self-esteem and grief. He also helps with relationship and family difficulties, trauma and recovery after sexual assault and abuse.

Julian offers straightforward, goal-focused sessions. He helps people break problems into small steps and teaches simple tools they can use between sessions. He aims for work that feels practical and useful rather than vague or theoretical.

Common issues he addresses include panic, phobias, obsessive and compulsive patterns, mood disorders and sleep problems. He also works with people facing chronic illness or long-term pain, struggles with guilt and shame, and those questioning life purpose in midlife.

Julian is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. He combines client-centred listening with structured techniques to suit the person in front of him. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.

People who choose him can expect a calm, direct style that focuses on useful change. He encourages realistic steps and keeps an eye on practical outcomes while remaining open to deeper meaning and values work.

How Julian’s approaches work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts without being driven by them and clarify what matters most. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and struggles with meaning. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on changing unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns through practical exercises and short experiments. It is often used for panic, phobias, obsessive thoughts and depression.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss your difficulties, goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try. Sessions are collaborative, so adjustments can be made if something does not feel helpful.

Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from home or work, phone sessions can fit a break in a busy day and use less bandwidth, live chat lets people check in quickly, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to access consistent therapy around other commitments.