Julie Shankly

Julie Shankly is a counsellor credentialed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and brings 21 years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns, including intimacy, family tensions and anger. She aims to meet each person with respect, sensitivity and compassion so they can take practical steps forward.

Julie adapts conversations and plans to fit each person’s situation. Sessions focus on clear goals and relatable strategies rather than jargon. She uses a mix of talking approaches to help people make sense of their feelings and try different ways of coping.

Her background includes work across a wide range of concerns, such as trauma and abuse, grief, sleep and eating difficulties, ADHD and compassion fatigue. She also supports people dealing with career strain, chronic illness, caregiving stress and body image worries. This experience informs how she tailors sessions to day-to-day life.

Therapeutic methods include client-centred work, cognitive behavioural techniques, psychodynamic ideas, solution-focused steps and hypnotherapy where appropriate. Julie draws on these to help clarify patterns, try small changes and build new coping tools. She helps people set realistic aims and review progress along the way.

Julie welcomes people from diverse backgrounds, including LGBT clients, and is open to working with international clients. To begin, people are invited to use the site Start Therapy process to match and schedule sessions according to availability.

How Julie’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person’s experience. The counsellor reflects what is said and helps people find their own solutions, which can be useful for relationship difficulties, low self-esteem and coping with grief.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours. It uses straightforward techniques to change unhelpful patterns and is often used for anxiety, stress and sleep problems.

Hypnotherapy involves guided relaxation and focused attention to support change in habits or strong emotional reactions. It can be offered alongside talking therapies to address issues such as smoking, sleep or persistent anxiety symptoms.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and collaboratively decide what feels best based on the person’s goals and preferences. Plans can be adjusted as progress is reviewed.

The biography does not list which online formats are offered, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a week, reduce travel time and allow more flexible scheduling. It also lets people choose quieter times or shorter check-ins when that suits their routine.