Julie Gates , BACP

Julie Gates is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who uses a client-centred style to help people make changes that matter. She holds BACP accreditation and brings five years of professional experience to her work. Julie speaks English and accepts international clients.

She commonly supports people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and relationship concerns. She also helps with grief, trauma and abuse, LGBT issues, intimacy-related worries, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting strains and ADHD-related challenges. Julie works with people coping with life changes and compassion fatigue as well.

Julie trained at diploma level in psychodynamic and person-centred counselling and also holds a certificate in counselling children and young people. She focuses on forming a trusting therapeutic relationship and often uses simple mindfulness and creative exercises in sessions. Sessions are aimed at helping people talk through what is holding them back and to identify small, practical steps forward.

Her style is described as gentle and supportive, with emphasis on understanding each person’s unique experience. She is comfortable discussing sensitive topics such as domestic violence, chronic illness and body image and helps people address practical problems like communication and caregiving stress.

To begin, clients choose the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire. Appointments are then scheduled according to the therapist’s availability, and sessions run through the subscription service used by the platform.

Approaches and online support that fit your life

Client-centred therapy helps people feel heard and understood; the counsellor focuses on your experience and follows your pace so you can explore what matters most. Psychodynamic therapy looks at how past patterns and relationships influence current feelings and behaviour, which can help when old habits keep repeating. Solution-focused therapy concentrates on small, practical steps and goals to create change quickly and clearly, often useful for stress, anxiety and finding immediate coping strategies.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your needs and preferences, try different ways of working, and together you will decide which methods feel most helpful. This shared approach makes it easier to adapt the work as things change.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls let you have a face-to-face conversation from wherever you are, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day, live chat works well for shorter check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments while still working on meaningful goals.