Julie Gates, BACP

Julie Gates works from a client-centred approach that aims to help people feel heard and understood. She uses that warm, supportive stance to help with stress, anxiety, depression and self-esteem. Julie also addresses relationship and family concerns, grief, trauma and issues linked to identity and intimacy.

Julie has five years of practice in the United Kingdom and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She brings calm and patience to sessions and focuses on building a strong therapeutic relationship. That foundation helps people explore what is getting in the way of change.

Her work often blends client-centred listening with psychodynamic ideas about past patterns and solution-focused techniques that aim to identify practical steps. This mix can suit someone who wants both deeper understanding and short-term tools. Julie may use mindfulness or creative strategies as part of sessions when these suit a person’s needs.

People come for a wide range of concerns including parenting strain, eating and sleeping issues, chronic pain and long-term health challenges, ADHD, bipolar-related coping, and compassion fatigue. Additional areas she supports include abandonment issues, attachment concerns, codependency, and recovery after domestic violence or separation.

Sessions are offered in English and Julie accepts international clients. She supports adults and carers in finding clearer ways to handle life changes and emotional distress. The first step is a short matching process and then arranging sessions that fit each person’s schedule.

How Julie’s Approaches Work Online

Julie uses client-centred therapy to place the person’s experience at the heart of each session, offering a listening space where concerns are reflected back and explored. This approach helps with anxiety, stress, low self-esteem and relationship worries by focusing on what matters most to the individual.

She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to help people see recurring patterns that come from earlier life experiences. That perspective can be useful for understanding attachment issues, abandonment concerns and long-standing relational patterns, and for people who want deeper insight into their feelings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Julie will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and then agree which combination of client-centred listening, psychodynamic reflection or solution-focused steps best fits the person. This collaborative process aims to balance understanding with practical, achievable changes.

Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to suit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions use less bandwidth and live chat or messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or other commitments and to continue support when travel is difficult.