Juliette Hardy
in Rugby

Hi, I am Juliette and thank you for looking at my profile.

I am a counsellor providing both short- and long-term therapy and provide appointments face to face, by telephone or online. My private practice is named Elpis & Panacea Counselling Service.

Why Elpis & Panacea?

According to Greek mythology, Elpis was a spirit of Hope and Panacea was a Greek goddess of healing. Panacea is described as a remedy for ills or difficulties and from Greek panákeia, equivalent to "all-healing". I chose this name as the meaning of Elpis and Panacea, to me, represent the spirit of counselling.

Life brings many challenges, and we all experience times of difficulty in our lives. Life events unfortunately happen…losing loves ones, challenges in our workplaces or losing jobs, break downs of our relationships, financial changes or pressures, challenges to our health… the list is endless. The impact of these situations can create a loss of self-worth, direction or even purpose. Talking to a trained professional can help us make sense of these experiences and move us towards a better understanding of ourselves.

I collaborate with people from all backgrounds with a diverse range of problems. I am a qualified counsellor and a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, and abide by their code of ethics.

I also hold an enhanced DBS and I am registered on the Government DBS update service. I have public liability, professional indemnity and cyber security insurance and on the register with the Information Commissioners Office (ICO).

Background & All Therapies Qualifications

I have always worked with people and prior to becoming a counsellor, I worked as a HR professional for a large manufacturing company. I recognised my profession 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 new career direction started 10 years ago; a sudden loss of a loved one affected me. To help me through this tough time, I had some bereavement counselling. I noticed from having the safe space to talk about my feelings and issues at the time, I questioned my life direction. My loss put my life into perspective. I recognised I had outgrown my HR role and 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 progressed from an introductory basic evening course to completing a Bachelor of Arts in counselling.

I have worked with clients from all backgrounds with a diverse range of problems. I have experience of counselling clients covering Anxiety, Bereavement, Depression, Loss, Trauma, Cancer, Self-esteem, Relationships, Redundancy, Stress and Work-related issues.

Whilst the scope of my counselling work has been working with the impacts of a loss of some kind, I am able to work with most life issues people struggle with.

My Specialisms

Alongside my private practice work, I started and managed a counselling service for a local charity for people impacted by cancer. Awarded funding allows the charity to provide free support to families impacted by cancer in Coventry and Warwickshire. I continue to oversee this service and have over seven years' experience of counselling clients whose lives have been devastated by cancer.

Approach to All Therapies & How I Work

As a counsellor, my role is to provide a safe, confidential space to allow you to explore your thoughts and feelings. Through exploration and examining your life you will become more self-aware which can help you make new, meaningful choices within it.

I offer a chance to reflect on the difficulties or problems you are experiencing in a safe environment, this can be helpful with someone from outside your day-to-day life. Together we can explore your situation in a way that leads to fresh perspectives - and a new understanding of yourself.

Counselling is not about giving you solutions or advice but empowering you to make your own changes and own choices that are right for you. I am not the expert in your life, you are!

My approach to therapy is a Person-Centred one. My role is to create the right conditions and to go with you on your journey, as a fellow traveller and sometimes guide - towards what the founder of person-centred counselling, Carl Rogers, called ‘self-actualisation.' Person-centred work is focused on empathy, a non-judgmental approach and providing emotional support; everyone has a built-in motivation to reach for their full potential, but sometimes need a bit of support to get there!

Therapies & Rates

Please note the rates detailed below are there to give you an idea of the therapists standard rates, we strongly advise you contact the therapist for more detailed rates and any offers they may have.

Therapy	Appointment Type	Rate
Counselling	In Person	£55 per 50 minutes
Counselling	Online/Telephone	£50 per 50 minutes

Additional Rate Information

I offer appointments in the morning, afternoon, and evenings on most weekdays. My counselling sessions are 50 minutes in duration and usually take place on a weekly basis. I will work with you to offer the number of sessions that are appropriate, there is no 'one size that fits all', we are all different and all have different needs. I offer 6 sessions which are regularly reviewed and further sessions can be arranged but will be discussed and mutually agreed first. I accept payment in cash (if seeing you in person), by bank transfer and I accept card payments. I have an online booking and payment system which can be found on my website.