About Julia

Alongside my therapy work and on-going art practice, I am a parent of three adult children. Over the years I have worked therapeutically in many different environments and with a huge variety of people of all ages, mental health presentations, cultural backgrounds and sexual orientation. This has given me the opportunity to learn about the myriad ways that people see and respond to the world.

Therapy is a valuable space in which to find a greater understanding of how you respond in a safe and highly supportive environment and in the spirit of self- compassion. Alongside talking therapy, another way of exploring our deeper feelings can be working with the visual arts and creative self-expression where we can add something important to the mix through accessing the unconscious in the form of spontaneous drawing, painting or any art work. Sandtray therapy is another way of working creatively and can provide an amazingly accurate insight into our internal world.

As children, we grow up to face a multitude of experiences, good, bad and indifferent and we learn how to navigate these through our ability to find creative solutions to our situation. As adults, it can be really helpful to revisit these solutions with self-compassion, as often they no longer serve us as they are outdated strategies designed to meet an outgrown need.