Julie Kirk, BACP

Julie Kirk is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with five years of professional experience. She supports people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or grief. Julie also helps with relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, and challenges with sleep and self-esteem.

Her approach starts with building a calm, open space where people can talk without judgement. Conversations centre on what matters now and on small, practical steps that can make daily life feel easier. She listens for patterns people want to change and works with them to find workable options.

Julie uses straightforward methods drawn from several therapeutic styles. She helps people spot unhelpful thoughts, test out different ways of thinking, and try new behaviours in day-to-day life. She also explores personal stories and strengths to support clearer choices and renewed direction.

Sessions tend to focus on clear goals such as managing panic, coping after loss, improving communication, or handling work and family pressures. Julie aims to break bigger problems into manageable parts so progress is easier to see.

People who prefer a warm, non-judgemental listener and a practical, step-by-step plan may find her style helpful. She encourages small experiments between sessions and checks in on what’s working as therapy progresses.

How Julie's approaches translate to online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy centres the conversation on the person's experience, offering a non-judgemental space to talk through difficult feelings and decisions. This approach helps with grief, low mood and relationship or family stress by prioritising understanding and personal values.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing behaviour changes. It is useful for anxiety, panic, sleep problems and low mood because it breaks problems into clear steps and practical exercises to try between meetings.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to choose methods that suit their goals, needs and preferences. That choice may change as progress is made and new priorities appear.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm which formats the therapist currently offers before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also supports steady progress through recorded homework, written summaries of sessions and regular reviews of goals.