Julia Fry
(She/her)
Counsellor/Psychotherapist MSc BACP and Coach
Services offered:
Adult short and long-term counselling and coaching
Lived experience:
Trauma, PTSD, cPTSD, anxiety, depression, eating disorder, stress/burnout, hyper self-criticism, self-diagnosed ADHD (awaiting NHS assessment).
Expertise:
Trauma, PTSD, cPTSD, anxiety, depression, eating disorder, stress/burnout, hyper self-criticism, ADHD, psychedelic integration.
Location:
Brighton and online via Zoom
Next availability:
Tuesdays to Fridays 12pm - 7pm
About Me:
My counselling approach is humanistic / creative and I draw on person-centred theories from Carl Rogers and his daughter, Natalie Rogers, who built creative ways of working into her father’s talk-based therapy. I am trauma informed, drawing on a range of theories for parts-based work (Schwartz, Fisher), and body-based work (van der Kolk, Levine), with a self-compassion focus (Gilbert, Brach, Mate, Neff). My sessions are always client-led and I warmly accompany you to explore at your own pace and in your own ways in a safe, non-judgmental environment.
My Experience
I am a counsellor with around two years experience and I have worked in both the public and private sectors. In the public sector I have worked with people with cancer at MacMillan, with women with complex trauma at Swan Women’s Centre, and with children with anxiety (neurodivergent and neurotypical) in a primary school at Place2Be. I have delivered creative group therapy, using Arts for the Blues guidelines (Aithal et al, 2023).
I also have over seven years experience of trauma informed coaching with people who are neurodivergent to accept themselves as worthy despite the messages of unworthiness coming from an ableist society.
At the start of therapy clients tend to be very self-critical and judge themselves by the standards set by others. Their ideal self seems very different from their present self. Feelings about themselves tend to be negative, although they may mask this for the benefit of other people.
Over time you might find acceptance of yourself and all the aspects and perspectives of yourself occurs. As you grow and develop through therapeutic exploration you may welcome yourself as worthwhile, and the gap between your ideal self and your present self closes, resulting in less judgement, and more authenticity.
I work with adults, children and young people of all races, genders, sexualities, abilities, etc. I am open to being gently challenged on any unconscious discrimination I might inadvertently commit, because I understand that discrimination comes from systemic oppression and that we all have hidden biases and assumptions connected with this. I am committed to ongoing work uncovering my hidden biases. I regularly use creative methods to self-reflect. I am a white, cisgender woman of fluid sexuality with self-diagnosed AuDHD (been awaiting assessment since September 2020). I regularly have clinical supervision, am fully insured and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
I hold a MSc in Creative Psychotherapy and a Certificate in Coaching. You can choose whether to have counselling or coaching with me.
Cost of sessions
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