Julia

Julia Dando

Counselor

“Life can be a struggle for everyone at times. You're not alone. I can help you.”

About Me

Life's challenges can feel overwhelming, and it's brave to seek support. I offer a compassionate, confidential space where you can truly be yourself. Together, we can gently explore what feels difficult, making sense of your experiences without judgment. My aim is to help you navigate these struggles, finding clarity and new ways forward. This approach suits anyone needing a warm, understanding listener to process life’s complexities.

Approach

When things feel overwhelming, I focus on creating a steady, predictable space where we move at your pace and follow what matters most to you. In Plymouth or online in English, sessions are practical and reflective: we ground distress with simple tools, explore painful memories carefully, and link patterns in your relationships so you can choose differently. Between meetings I may offer gentle tasks to help you practise new ways of coping. This way of working suits adults and couples seeking thoughtful, steady support through loss, trauma or relational strain.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

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Services

Services Offered:

  • Counseling

    A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.

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  • Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

  • Individual Therapy

    One-on-one therapy sessions between a client and a therapist, focused on that person's specific concerns and goals.

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Works With:

  • Adults
  • Couples
  • Individuals

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Abuse

    Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.

  • Grief & Loss

    The emotional, physical, and psychological response to the death of a loved one or another significant loss.

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  • Trauma

    The lasting psychological impact of deeply distressing events, such as violence, abuse, accidents, or disasters, that overwhelm a person's ability to cope.

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  • Men's Issues

    Psychological challenges commonly experienced by men, including difficulty expressing emotions, anger, relationship struggles, fatherhood pressures, and societal expectations of masculinity.

Professional Title:

  • Counselor

    A trained professional who provides talk therapy to help clients work through emotional, relational, and psychological difficulties.

Credentials

Registrations

Mindspace Foundation; National Counseling Society

Counsellor

Qualifications

Dartmoor Centre for Counseling and Psychotherapy

Service Areas

Safe Therapy

In-person & Online

Plymouth, Devon

United Kingdom

Plymouth, United Kingdom