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I'm Dr Julie — clinical psychologist, bestselling author and content creator. I share the psychology tools and life skills that nobody teaches us, so that everyone can access real mental health education for free.

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10M+Followers across platforms
1M+Copies sold worldwide
#1Sunday Times bestseller
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🧠Clinical Psychologist10+ years of practice
📚NYT Bestseller"Open When…"
🎬Viral mental health videosTikTok · Instagram · YouTube
About me

Therapy-room insight, shared with the world

For nearly a decade I worked as a clinical psychologist in private practice. In 2019 I began sharing videos about mental health — how to work through anxiety, deal with depression and build confidence. Those videos went viral, and today over 10 million people follow along as I try to make good mental health education free for everyone.

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What I share

Life skills nobody taught us

Practical, evidence-based psychology for the moments life gets hard.

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Managing Anxiety

Understand what anxiety is doing, and the tools to calm your mind when it spirals.

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Low Mood & Depression

Small, doable shifts that help you climb out when everything feels heavy.

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Building Confidence

Quiet self-doubt and imposter syndrome, and back yourself when it counts.

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Stress & Resilience

Prevent burnout, handle pressure and bounce back from life's setbacks.

10M+Followers

A worldwide community across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and more.

1M+Books Sold

"Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?" alone has sold over a million copies.

40+Languages

Her writing has been translated for readers all over the world.

100+Weeks in the Top 10

On the Sunday Times bestseller list — one of the top 50 books of the last 50 years.

The books

Tools you'll come back to for life

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Open When… by Dr Julie Smith — hardback book
New — Jan 2025#1 Sunday TimesNYT Bestseller

Open When…

A series of letters to open in life's hardest moments — overwhelm, self-doubt, heartbreak, big decisions — each followed by the practical tools to get you through.

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Dr Julie Smith holding her book Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?
1M+ copies soldAudible Book of the Year

Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?

The million-copy bestseller: everyday psychology tools for anxiety, motivation, self-doubt and low mood — the biggest selling non-fiction book of 2022.

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What readers & press are saying

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Full of sound, helpful advice with life skills, from building confidence to managing stress.
The Sunday Times
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If you want to feel like you have a therapist sitting across from you, empowering you with how to be your best self, this book is for you!
Nicole LePera — NYT bestselling author
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I'm blown away by her ability to communicate difficult ideas with ease, simplicity and practicality.
Jay Shetty

As featured in

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Latest videos

Watch on YouTube

Psychologist Explains Therapy In Under 1 Minute — video thumbnail ▶ 0:45

Psychologist Explains Therapy In Under 1 Minute

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Are You Shy or Socially Anxious? — video thumbnail ▶ 5:12

Are You Shy or Socially Anxious?

22K views
Anxiety Attack vs Panic Attack — video thumbnail ▶ 7:24

Anxiety Attack vs Panic Attack

1.7M views
Signs Of A Highly Sensitive Person — video thumbnail ▶ 6:57

Signs Of A Highly Sensitive Person

1.1M views
Guided 12 Minute Mindfulness Meditation — video thumbnail ▶ 13:00

Guided 12 Minute Mindfulness Meditation

1.1M views

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Fresh from the feed

Latest on Instagram

Are you depressed or just sad?

290K plays

How do you know if you're burnt out?

452K plays

4 hidden signs of loneliness

473K plays

A life-changing question from a psychologist

298K plays

A psychologist's secret about your brain

1.6M plays

Life-changing insights in 60 seconds

532K plays

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On TikTok

Where it all began

TikTok is where Dr Julie's bite-size therapy insights first went viral — and where millions still get their daily dose of practical psychology.

4.9M+Followers
67.8M+Likes
960+Videos
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@drjulie — Dr Julie | Psychologist. Life changing insights from therapy, and her latest videos.
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Free mental health education, every week — join over 10 million people, wherever you scroll.

Out in the world

Upcoming events

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23Aug

CarFest

Talking "Open When…" — Saturday 23rd August 2025

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04Oct

Go Mental Festival

Saturday 4th October 2025

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14Oct

Cheltenham Literary Festival

Tuesday 14th October 2025

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"The psychologist the internet fell in love with"
Deep dive

Read Dr Julie's story in The Guardian

How a clinical psychologist from Dorset became one of the world's biggest mental health voices — and why she believes this knowledge should be free for everyone.

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💛 If you need support right now

Dr Julie is not able to provide crisis support. If you are struggling, please reach out: Samaritans — call 116 123 free, 24/7, or email jo@samaritans.org (samaritans.org). Under 19 in the UK? Childline — call 0800 1111 (childline.org.uk).