Existential
Spiritual
Sensitive & Gentle
Creative
Humorous
Female-Identifying
Get to know Juliette
My therapeutic approach is centred on addressing root causes of psychological suffering to create meaningful change, rather than “band-aiding” distress. I see people beyond their diagnoses and believe that your mental health struggles often make perfect sense in the context of your experiences. My goal is to help you feel safe enough to look inward and address your wounds.
I recognise that while certain coping strategies may have been useful in the past, they may no longer serve an individual’s well-being. Our work together may look like fostering awareness around how past experiences have shaped you, and learning practical skills to help you release what was absorbed as a result of trauma. This will allow you to offer yourself self-compassion and validation while unlearning the patterns keeping you stuck.
“You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it’s better to listen to what it has to say.” Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
I have an intense passion for working with people with complex trauma and/or who identify with the symptoms of borderline personality disorder. I also have an interest in supporting neurodivergent individuals and working with young adults. One of my special interests is learning and delivering psycho-education around complex trauma in the context of neurodivergence.
My approach is mostly informed by: Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Nervous System Science including Polyvagal Theory, Schema Therapy, Somatic Therapy.
In addition to working with people individually, I facilitate women’s trauma groups in hospital settings. My experience working with trauma survivors has shown me that when people feel safe and seen, they begin to heal.
My own journey, navigating healing from complex trauma and uncovering my neurodivergence, has landed me here and is what fuels my deep passion for this work. I have completed DBT and complex trauma groups as a client and done EMDR and IFS therapy.
As someone who used to believe life was always going to be unbearably painful, I now know it is more than possible to find a sense of meaning, to build trust within myself, to have secure relationships, and so many other positive things after trauma.
A tip for managing overwhelm
One exercise I like to use with clients is Circles of Control. This can be particularly helpful when we’re feeling overwhelmed or experiencing strong emotions. It allows us to distinguish between what we can and cannot control, helping to shift our focus to areas within our influence and reduce unnecessary worry or emotional distress.
To try this exercise, grab a piece of paper and draw three circles—one inside the other:
1. Innermost circle:
Write down what you can control (your actions, mindset, choices, and responses).
2. Middle circle:
Write what you can somewhat influence (workplace dynamics, relationships, certain life circumstances).
3. Outermost circle:
Write what is outside of your control (past events, other people’s behaviours, global issues).
Now, take a moment to assess where your concern falls. If it’s in the outermost circle, remind yourself that it’s not something you can change.
Let go of any unnecessary feelings of responsibility, and instead, redirect your energy toward what is within your control. This simple shift in perspective can help reduce guilt, bring clarity, and foster a greater sense of calm and empowerment.
ACT, DBT & CBT
Motivational Interviewing
Compassion Focused Therapy
Internal Family Systems
Somatic Psychotherapy
Schema
What I’m watching…
Another Self – a Netflix show set in a seaside town in Turkey where three friends connect with their spiritual selves and learn to work through unresolved trauma connected to their families’ pasts
When I’m not absorbed in a book or podcast about trauma, I am on a bush walk or at a dog beach with my toy poodle Ruby.
My Therapy Song…
Mac Miller – Good News