I’m Julia and I live in Ashprington, near Totnes, with my partner and our cat. I enjoy gardening, growing vegetables at my allotment, cooking and spending time in nature.
I believe that the relationship between therapist and client is at the heart of psychotherapy. Each person brings their own unique combination of experiences, circumstances and concerns, and I aim to provide a safe and accepting space in which these can be explored openly, with understanding and without judgement.
My own life experiences have also shaped the therapist I am. They have given me a personal appreciation of how difficult periods in our lives can affect the way we think, feel and relate to the world, as well as an understanding of our capacity for change and moving forward.
Before establishing my private practice, I gained therapeutic experience with Mind, the mental health charity, and within a drug and alcohol treatment service. Before becoming a psychotherapist, I had a long professional career in the corporate world, including working as a consultant with EY and PwC.
Counselling in and around the Totnes and South Hams areas
I have a BSc Hons Psychology, with distinction, from the Open University.
I am a UKCP registered psychotherapist, governed by the UKCP Code of Ethics and Professional Practice. I am also a member of BACP. I have professional indemnity insurance and an Enhanced DBS Certificate.
My core psychotherapy training was in Contemporary Psychotherapy with the Beeleaf Institute. I have a post qualification certificate in Other Centred (Buddhist) Psychotherapy and a Diploma in Ecotherapy from the Tariki Trust.
I have undertaken specialist training in trauma and complex trauma with the Complex Trauma Institute and EMDR with EMDR Works. I continue to develop my practice through ongoing professional training in trauma, EMDR and related therapeutic approaches.
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