Judith "Jude" Holland, BACP

Judith "Jude" Holland is a UK-credentialed therapist with 27 years of professional experience, offering practical and compassionate support across a wide range of life challenges. She draws on long experience working with relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and major life transitions, and brings particular expertise in sexual trauma, bipolar disorder and borderline personality presentations. She has supported couples and individuals and has professional training in EMDR and DBT techniques, alongside work using brainspotting for performance anxiety.

Jude also works as a female abuse recovery coach and has significant experience within the NHS, including work in a sexual assault centre supporting women and families and serving as a clinical lead for services working with men who have been sexually assaulted. Her early career included establishing a student counselling service and more than a decade teaching therapy, later serving as head of service at a music college and university where she combined a love of music with supporting young people facing performance-related anxiety.

Jude believes clients are the experts in their own stories and that therapy should be tailored rather than one size fits all. She aims to build a collaborative relationship in which people feel heard, valued and supported while also being challenged and encouraged to make the changes they seek.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Judith "Jude" Holland integrates client-centered principles and skills-based therapies to support people facing relationship difficulties, trauma, anxiety and mood challenges. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating an empathic, nonjudgmental environment in which the client’s perspective guides the pace and goals of therapy - it helps when someone wants a respectful space to explore feelings and choices. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches practical skills for managing strong emotions, improving distress tolerance and strengthening relationships, which can be useful for emotional regulation and interpersonal difficulties. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns formed in early relationships and how they influence current connections, helping clients who struggle with trust, intimacy or repeated relationship problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Jude works collaboratively to identify which methods fit a client’s needs, goals and preferences. She tailors sessions over time, combining approaches where helpful and reviewing progress together to ensure a good fit.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to access regular support from licensed professionals without travel, accommodate varied routines, and allow clients to choose the communication style that works best for them.