Julie Gregory-Bateman

Julie Gregory-Bateman works with people who are feeling low, worried, stressed, or finding decisions difficult, offering a calm space to explore these concerns at a pace that suits each person. She supports clients in considering changes to aspects of their life and the ways they feel about them, combining practical focus on current difficulties with the option to explore earlier life experiences when that is helpful.

Some clients prefer to concentrate on present challenges, while others find it useful to look back and trace the origins of emotions such as anger, sadness, and self-doubt. Julie believes that understanding past experiences can often make present problems easier to manage, and she creates a warm, supportive, and non-judgemental environment for this work.

She is committed to providing a safe, confidential, non-judgemental, and open space where people can feel welcomed and supported as they begin to build greater clarity and awareness around both present and past concerns. Julie is a trauma-informed psychotherapist who specialises in sexual abuse and incest, and she has specialist training in helping people re-evaluate their lives and move beyond feelings of despair.

Before training in psychotherapy, Julie enjoyed a successful career in business management, with roles in finance, worldwide logistics coordination, procurement, personnel, and hospitality. She brings that broad professional background to her therapeutic practice and is open to considering appropriate additional support within the bounds of confidential, consenting agreements.

Julie holds a Master of Science degree with Distinction in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy, a Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy Skills, and an Advanced Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. She also has an accreditation certificate for the study of dementia and related patient care, is a registered member of the BACP, and is fully indemnity insured.

Outside work she and her family support local community projects and sponsor individuals taking on new challenges. They share life with a much-loved four-legged family member and enjoy spending time outdoors in all weathers as well as cosy winter evenings watching films. If Julie may be able to help, she invites people to call for a chat—her door is always open.