Julie Leeper, BACP

Julie Leeper is a BACP counsellor with six years of professional experience. She helps people deal with addiction, grief, sleeping problems, parenting strains and major life changes. Julie aims to make the first step feel manageable and acknowledges that starting therapy takes courage.

Julie creates an open, non-judgemental space where people can speak freely about difficult feelings. Sessions focus on understanding what is happening now and finding practical ways to cope. She pays attention to how past losses and attachment patterns can affect daily life and relationships.

Her background includes working with a range of concerns that often overlap, such as chronic pain and illness, body image, and relationship breakdown. This breadth helps her spot connections between physical symptoms, mood and behaviour. She listens for patterns that keep problems repeating and works with clients to change them.

Julie tends to work in a conversational, down-to-earth way. She helps people set goals that matter to them and suggests small, achievable steps to reach those goals. Sessions are collaborative - she supports clients to try new approaches and review what does and does not help.

People who prefer a calm, practical style may find her approach useful. She supports parents coping with stress, those facing bereavement, and people navigating ageing and geriatric issues. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Julie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on understanding patterns and building practical coping strategies. One common approach she draws on helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and replace them with small, manageable actions; this can be useful for sleep problems, impulsivity and addiction-related patterns. Another approach concentrates on processing loss and strong emotions by looking at what those feelings mean in day-to-day life, which can help with grief and relationship distress.

Deciding which approach to use is a joint process. She will work with each person to match ways of working to their goals, preferences and the issues they bring. That means trying things, checking what helps, and changing course if needed so the work fits the client's needs.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people keep continuity of care when they are living in a different place, including international clients who are accepted.