Julia Slek, BACP

Julia Slek offers calm, steady support to people navigating grief, loss, and other life challenges. With five years of clinical experience, she has built particular expertise in bereavement counselling and in helping clients and their families cope with palliative care and life-limiting illness. Over time Julia has also worked with people facing anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, relationship strain, and trauma, using a compassionate, person-centered stance to help each person find their own way forward.

She practices in a client-centered way, which means she treats each person as the expert on their own life and focuses on listening, understanding, and reflecting rather than directing. That approach is paired with training in relationship-focused work and trauma-informed methods, allowing her to tailor support for couples, families, and individuals dealing with painful past experiences. Sessions are offered in person, by phone, and online, and Julia is fluent in English, Russian, and Ukrainian, enabling multilingual support for a broader range of clients.

Based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Julia provides a warm, nonjudgmental space for people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or uncertain about next steps. She is a member of the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - which is a recognised professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom. Clients can expect a respectful, collaborative process aimed at practical coping and emotional healing.