People often come to counselling to explore difficulties within their life and/or relationships.
Sometimes people come because they feel ‘stuck’ or ‘not quite myself’,
and they don’t know why or where to start.
The decision to attend counselling, and also finding the best therapist for you, is likely a decision you are not taking lightly. Exploring your inner most thoughts and feelings can be an emotional journey. It’s important to choose an experienced, registered counsellor that you trust and feel comfortable working with.
Julie has extensive experience working with clients to uncover hidden thoughts, feelings and emotions that often link to experiences from their past. This doesn’t necessarily have to be from childhood, it could be from a more recent past experience.
Julie can help you to safely discover and deeply explore these hidden thoughts and feelings. She can also help you to see how these thoughts/feelings are currently impacting you and your relationships.
Julie obtained her BSc in psychology and a Masters degree in the United States. Additionally, she underwent three years of training to become qualified as a counsellor within the UK. Julie has over 20 years of experience working within mental health in both the US and the UK. She has worked with children, adults and families. Her work with children over the years has shown Julie how experiences from the past can impact people throughout their lives.
She has worked with a wide range of clients from within schools, with clients in prisons, with both patients and staff within the NHS, with University students and with hoarders in a housing association. Julie has also conducted adult psychological assessments for an insurance company.
Julie is an integrative therapist. This means her style of working is flexible in order to best suit each client’s individual needs. However, at her core, Julie is psychodynamic and solution focused; which means she can work very quickly, yet deeply, in order to find how past experience(s) are impacting upon a client.
Julie tries to view a client’s situation from their point of view. She often asks questions, and sometimes challenges a client, in order to help the client to see something that may be unknown to the client (subconscious). Filtering through different lenses and looking at a situation in a new way can be very helpful for clients to better understand their situation, thoughts, and feelings; and also in helping clients to find a way forward. Julie can help you to do this work safely and effectively.
Sometimes significant progress can be made in just one session.
Julie has a particular interest in (past or present) Trauma and Abuse. She can also help clients with: Anxiety, Depression, Life Difficulties and/or Decisions, and Relationship Issues
Julie has experience working with clients diagnosed with Autism and ADHD. She also warmly welcomes clients from the LGTBQ+ community.
Clients typically book sessions for the same day and time each week.
However, if this will be an issue for you, please speak with Julie about your requirements.
All sessions are online.
Sessions will be charged at £80 for 60 mins.
The concessional rate for university students is £55 for 60 mins.
Unfortunately, Julie has no available spots for counselling students at this time.
Julie is a member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCS) &
the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Online sessions allow for flexibility, particularly for those clients who lead busy lives and those who travel frequently, as sessions can still take place wherever you are in the world.
If you have any questions, please ask.
Phone: (UK) +44 7942 582414
Email: thereflectivepath@protonmail.com
