Julie Leeper, BACP

Julie Leeper is a BACP counsellor with six years of professional experience. She focuses on practical support for people facing addictions, grief, sleep problems and parenting strains. Julie aims to make the first step easier by offering steady, non-judgemental help.

She creates a calm space where people can talk through difficult feelings. Conversations are straightforward and paced to match what each person needs. Julie listens for what matters and helps identify manageable next steps.

Julie also helps with issues linked to attachment and abandonment, and with life events such as divorce, separation and blended family challenges. She offers support around chronic pain, illness and ageing concerns, and works with people dealing with guilt, shame or impulsivity.

Practical skills and coping strategies are part of the work. Sessions often focus on small changes that make day-to-day life easier, like improving sleep routines or reducing substance use triggers. Julie can be direct when needed and gentle when people feel vulnerable.

She offers sessions in English and accepts clients in the United Kingdom and internationally. People can choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging depending on what suits them best. To start, a simple matching process is used to connect people with her and arrange sessions.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Julie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and clearer understanding. One common approach involves helping people identify triggers and build coping strategies to reduce urges and manage addictive behaviours; this is useful for substance use and impulse control. Another approach emphasises improving sleep and daily routines, using straightforward behavioural adjustments and short exercises to restore steadier sleep patterns and reduce daytime fatigue.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they choose which techniques to try and adjust them as progress is made, so treatment feels collaborative and responsive.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people use visual cues and a face-to-face feel. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or text messaging can suit people who want to reflect in writing or fit sessions around busy days. These options make it easier to keep therapy going around work, travel or family commitments.