Juliette Hardy
Counsellor in Rugby

Hi, I am Juliette and thank you for looking at my profile. I am a counsellor and provide appointments both In-person and remotely (telephone or online).

I recognise 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 am a qualified counsellor and have supported different people from different backgrounds with a range of diverse problems. I am a registered member of the BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy) which is the largest professional body for counselling and psychotherapy in the UK, and I abide by their code of ethics.

I have regular training, learning and supervision to keep me up-to-date with best practice and developments within my industry. 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 in place and I'm on the register with the Information Commissioners' Office (ICO), Registration number: ZB677051.

My approach to therapy is a Person-Centred one which focuses on empathy, congruence and unconditional positive regard. This non-judgemental approach provides emotional support and recognises everyone has a built-in motivation to reach for their full potential, but sometimes they need a bit of support to get there!

Please visit my website for further information about me and my approach to therapy.

Background & Counselling Qualifications

I have always worked with people and prior to becoming a counsellor, I worked as a HR professional for a large manufacturing company. It took me nearly 13 years to realise a unionised and controlled environment was not for me. Rules, policies, procedures and conformity was becoming my norm but it didn't feel right.

I recognised my profession was no longer suiting me, a square peg in a round hole if you like, it 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.

I left behind the world of business and started my counselling career. I left my job and became a student and progressed from an introductory basic evening course to completing a Bachelor of Arts in counselling.

My training increased my self-awareness. I could see I spent so many years trying to fit to other people rules, I was denying myself. Now I live by my rules!

So here I am, 10 years into my counselling career and now I work for myself with hours that suit me, I answer to me, I live by a healthy work/life balance. I believe in myself (and my clients) and believe we can achieve anything if we have a strong desire for change!

My Specialisms

I chose the person-centred approach to counselling as it matches my core values. This way of being accepts us as being imperfect people, life experiences (good and bad) make us human and we are all striving to live a more fulfilled life.

During my training, I counselled bereaved clients at a local hospice which introduced me to working with loss and bereavement. In addition, I also worked with people affected by mental illness for a local division of a national charity.

I have supported clients with a range of supporting issues to include stress, depression, bipolar disorder and PTSD. All past and current clients have an age range of 18-85.

Alongside my private practice, I created and managed a counselling service for adults impacted by cancer in my local community. Awarded funding allows the charity to provide free support to families impacted by cancer locally. I continue to oversee the service.

Working both In-person and remotely, I have experience of counselling diverse 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.

In addition, I have worked as a counsellor through a popular platform using video counselling and instant messaging support. I worked with different clients across the UK with a range of diverse issues with majority having an age range of 18-30 and all receiving short term therapy.

Approach to Counselling & 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!

Many clients, with no prior knowledge of counselling, believe that the counsellor will sort their problems out for them. A person-centred counsellor will help you to explore your own issues, feelings, beliefs, behaviour, and worldview, so you can become more self-aware and achieve greater independence.

The aim is to help you to realise what resources and support are available to you that you can use to work through your own issues, build your self-confidence and appreciate that you always have options. They will treat you as the expert on yourself, as no-one else knows exactly what it's like to be you.

Aa a Person-Centred counsellor, I will not judge you, no matter what you bring to the session. This helps build a trustworthy relationship in which you can feel free and supported to disclose whatever is troubling you. Eventually it will lead you to discover your own abilities and autonomy, so that you can cope with current and future problems (BACP, 2024).

Please see my website for further information of how I work and my approach to therapy.

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. Please visit my website for further information.