Julie Shankly, BACP

Julie Shankly is a counsellor working in the United Kingdom with 21 years of professional experience. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, often shortened to BACP. Julie focuses on supporting people who face stress, anxiety, depression and relationship or intimacy-related issues.

She also helps with grief, trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping problems, and work-related strain such as compassion fatigue. People consult her about parenting pressures, career decisions, ADHD and coping with major life changes. Her broader interests include body image, chronic illness and complex mood or personality concerns.

Julie listens with sensitivity and respect and adapts sessions to the person in front of her. She uses practical conversations to spot what matters most and to agree on manageable next steps. Sessions aim to be straightforward and relevant to day-to-day life.

Her practice draws on a range of approaches, including client-centred work, cognitive behavioural techniques, psychodynamic thinking, solution-focused steps and hypnotherapy. Julie explains options clearly and helps people choose what fits their situation.

She welcomes people from diverse backgrounds, including LGBT clients, and will work with international clients where appropriate. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange sessions according to the therapist's schedule.

How Julie's approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's own goals and experiences, offering an empathic space where people can talk through what matters to them. It helps when someone needs acceptance and clear listening to find their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions interact and uses simple experiments and exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it is often useful for anxiety, low mood and stress. Hypnotherapy uses guided relaxation and focused attention to support change in habits, sleep or anxiety responses and can be combined with other talking therapies.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Julie will discuss options and decide together with each person which methods match their goals and preferences. The process is collaborative and can be adjusted as therapy progresses.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, remove travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also suit people who prefer not to be on camera or who need simpler, audio-only conversations. Registered or accredited professionals can offer effective support remotely when the approach and timing fit the person's life and goals.