About Julie
Julie Gates works from a client-centred outlook that puts the person first. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood, relationship strain and issues with self-esteem. Julie speaks English and is based in the United Kingdom, and she accepts international clients.
She draws on psychodynamic ideas to help people understand patterns that repeat in their life. That approach looks at past experiences and how they shape current feelings and reactions.
How Julie works
Julie also uses solution-focused techniques to set short-term goals and create practical steps forward. Julie holds BACP registration, which is listed in her credentials as BACP. She has five years of professional experience supporting adults with a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, grief, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting stress, ADHD and compassion fatigue.
She also helps people facing intimate or commitment issues and those coping with life changes such as separation or illness. Sessions often include talking through difficult feelings, gently reflecting on relationship patterns, and trying small changes between appointments. Julie incorporates mindfulness and creative strategies when these fit a person’s needs.
Her manner is described as gentle and supportive, with attention to building a trusting therapeutic relationship. People who choose Julie typically want a calm, exploratory space to make changes. She aims to help clients notice what is holding them back and work towards clearer thinking, better coping, and more satisfying relationships.
Julie lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Julie works with
The areas below are the ones Julie selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Julie’s client-centred approach focuses on listening and understanding each person as an individual. In online sessions this means creating space to speak freely, helping clients name feelings and decide what matters most to them. Psychodynamic work looks at repeated patterns and past influences; online meetings allow time to reflect on how earlier experiences affect current relationships and emotions. Solution-focused techniques concentrate on small, practical steps and clear goals, which can be agreed in a session and practised between appointments.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Julie will discuss options with each person and choose methods together based on needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative process often blends listening, reflective exploration and short-term actions so the plan fits the individual.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people see facial cues and share more nuanced conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, daily reflections or when scheduling makes a real-time call difficult. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel and to continue therapy when circumstances change.
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