Julie Gates, BACP
Julie Gates is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with five years of experience and a BACP credential.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
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About Julie
Julie Gates is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with five years of experience and a BACP credential. She offers a calm, client-centred way of working that helps people talk through stress, anxiety and low self esteem. Julie uses straightforward language and practical strategies so sessions stay focused and useful.
Her practice concentrates on relationship and family concerns, grief and trauma, sleep and eating difficulties, and managing life changes such as divorce or caregiving strain.
Background and approach
She also supports people facing issues around intimacy, identity, ADHD and compassion fatigue. Sessions address both everyday pressures and deeper patterns that get in the way of feeling well. Julie uses Client-Centred Therapy to place the person’s experience at the heart of sessions.
She draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at how past experiences shape present reactions. Solution-Focused Therapy helps set clear, short-term goals and build simple steps forward. She combines talking with mindfulness and creative techniques when helpful.
This mix is aimed at making change feel achievable rather than overwhelming. The focus is on small, practical shifts that fit into a busy life. Julie is experienced supporting parents and carers as individuals as well as adults and young people.
She accepts international clients and works in English. People start by completing a short matching questionnaire and then book sessions that suit their schedule.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 388365 | February 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Julie works with
Everything Julie lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Julie lists
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Online support
Psychodynamic Therapy looks at patterns that repeat over time and how earlier experiences affect present reactions. This approach can help with relationship difficulties, attachment issues and long-standing emotional pain by gently linking past and present experiences.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Julie will discuss goals and preferences together and try ways of working that suit each person. Decisions about methods are collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from different locations, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and brief live chat or text messaging can fit into a busy day or offer quick check-ins. These options make it easier to attend regular sessions and to maintain momentum between meetings.
Frequently asked
What concerns can be addressed in sessions?
Julie helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues. She also supports those dealing with grief, trauma, self-esteem, sleep and eating problems.
What style of therapy does Julie use?
Her work is primarily client-centred, focusing on the person’s experience and pace. She also uses psychodynamic ideas and solution-focused techniques to set goals and work through underlying patterns.
What is her professional background?
She has five years of professional experience and holds the BACP credential. Her background includes work with adults, young people, parents and carers.
Where is she based and how is registration described?
She is based in the United Kingdom and is listed with BACP as provided in her credentials.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
Which session formats are offered?
Julie offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Julie?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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