Dr. Julie Bradshaw MBE, BACP

Dr Julie Bradshaw MBE offers help for stress, anxiety, addictions, low self-esteem and a wide range of other concerns. She has worked as a psychotherapist, counsellor and life coach for over 25 years and focuses on helping people move from where they are now to where they want to be. She stresses the importance of a good fit, and an initial call is used to check this.

Julie adapts her approach to the needs of each person. She sees behaviours as responses to life circumstances and believes people already have resources inside them to change. Much of her work centres on building a strong working relationship so people feel able to talk honestly and make practical changes.

Her practice draws on client-centred and solution-focused ideas alongside cognitive behavioural techniques and elements of emotionally-focused work. She also uses hypnotherapy and time line methods where these suit the person’s goals. Sessions may include work on beliefs, habits and everyday thinking patterns.

Julie describes life coaching and breakthrough sessions as a way to tackle limiting beliefs and sharpen future goals. She uses tools such as the MindSonar profile to help people understand their thinking styles in context. The overall aim is to reduce the burden of long-held patterns and to help people take forward steps that feel manageable.

She sees people online across the United Kingdom and internationally. Before booking, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange sessions after an initial contact to confirm the fit.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy places the relationship at the heart of change. It involves listening without judgement and helping the person find their own solutions, which can be helpful for low self-esteem, life changes and relationship worries.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings and habits. It uses practical exercises and simple tasks to change unhelpful thinking and behaviour, often useful for anxiety, depression and stress.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at emotions and how they shape connections with others. It can be used to understand relationship dynamics and to repair emotional responses that cause distress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and then suggest methods that fit. This is a collaborative process where techniques can be adapted as therapy progresses.

Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into everyday life, such as having appointments during a lunch break or avoiding travel time. It can also allow for different styles of session work, for example shorter check-ins or longer breakthroughs, depending on what suits the person. Confirm the specific session options available before booking to ensure they meet your needs.