Julia Yates, BACP

Julia Yates offers warm, practical counselling grounded in evidence-based therapeutic techniques. Julia is a BACP counsellor with 12 years of experience in the United Kingdom. They focus on helping people manage stress and anxiety, work through grief and depression, and address LGBT-related concerns. Julia aims to make first steps into therapy straightforward and respectful.

Julia builds sessions around clear goals and honest conversation. They create a calm space where people can say what is on their mind without judgement. Sessions tend to concentrate on understanding patterns, learning coping strategies, and trying small, achievable changes between meetings.

Julia also supports people facing relationship strain and those sorting out issues around sexuality and gender dysphoria. Other areas of focus include body image, panic attacks, social anxiety, multicultural concerns, prejudice and discrimination, and challenges common to young adults. The work is practical and tailored to each person’s situation.

With experience across a range of emotional difficulties, Julia combines listening with focused tools people can use day to day. They explain ideas plainly and check in about what is helpful. If you are nervous about starting therapy, Julia encourages brief steps at a comfortable pace.

Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, follow the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

How therapeutic approaches shape online counselling

Julia uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear, practical steps. One common approach helps people spot unhelpful thought patterns and try small shifts in thinking and behaviour to reduce anxiety and low mood. Another approach concentrates on skills for managing panic attacks and intense stress, teaching grounding methods and simple routines to regain calm and steadiness.

Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to your concerns, discuss what has and hasn’t helped before, and jointly decide which techniques to try. This collaborative process means the plan can change as needs and goals become clearer.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time and allowing appointments around work or study. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when that suits a week, or longer sessions when more time is needed. Confirm the specific session formats offered before booking so you know what options are available for scheduling and how to make them work with your routine.