Julie Leeper

Julie Leeper is a BACP counsellor with six years of professional experience. She supports people facing addictions, grief, sleep difficulties and the strains of parenting. She works in plain language and aims to make the first step into therapy less daunting.

Julie invites clients to talk through what matters most to them. She helps people name their feelings and the patterns that keep them stuck. Sessions focus on practical ways to cope day to day, and on small steps that can make life easier.

Her experience also covers issues such as abandonment, attachment concerns, blended family tensions and the impact of chronic illness. She has supported people dealing with body image worries, control struggles, impulsivity and the guilt or shame that can follow big life changes. Divorce and separation are part of the matters she helps people face.

Julie aims to build a non-judgemental space where thoughts and feelings can be shared. Conversations are paced to the individual and kept straightforward. She listens, reflects, and works with each person to find what helps in their situation.

Sessions often include practical coping strategies for sleep, strategies for managing addictive behaviours, and ways to improve communication. The emphasis is on usable tools rather than technical jargon. Julie encourages people to celebrate small progress as they move through change.

How therapeutic methods translate to online support

Julie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change and coping. One common approach helps people identify patterns in thoughts and behaviours and then tries small experiments to change them; this can support work on addictions, sleep and impulse control. Another approach centres on processing loss and grief through structured conversations and memory work to help make sense of what has happened and reduce its daily weight.

Finding the right way of working is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest approaches that match those needs. Decisions about methods are made together and can be adjusted as therapy progresses.

The practical benefits of online therapy often include easier scheduling and less travel time, making it simpler to fit sessions around work or family life. If you need a shorter check-in or a session without video, discuss options when booking. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, please confirm the available formats before you schedule to make sure they suit your routine and needs.