Julie Gosheva
Integrative therapistAbout Me
Hello! I’m Julie (she/her), an integrative therapist based in Maida Vale and online. See my website at safeandseentherapy.com
Being human in today's world is not easy for many reasons. It’s very normal to struggle, repeat patterns, and feel overwhelmed. Therapy can provide a useful environment and tools to begin to make sense of where you are in your life, and to discover ways of engaging with yourself and others that work better for you.
How I work
I find each person brings a unique set of needs, values, and lived experiences to therapy, so a bespoke approach is required. As an integrative therapist, I am trained to combine a wide range of therapeutic approaches in a way that is most appropriate for you. We may explore your early life and its impact on you, we may work with unconscious material, we may look at your relationship to your social and cultural environment, we may work directly with emotions in the body, or we may work creatively using colours, images, words, music, etc.
I believe we are profoundly impacted by our experiences in relationships. The quality of our relationships affects the way our brain and nervous system develop, our ability to feel and process emotions, and to connect with one another. My practice is informed by the notion that healing also happens in relationships.
I will take the time to understand the concerns which brought you to therapy from your perspective. I will guide you to develop some deeper understanding, and a sense of empowerment and choice around the things that trouble you. Any exploration of challenging or painful material requires a safe enough space for you to open up, which is why I prioritise developing a strong and trusting working alliance.
While I bring a certain expertise, you are the ultimate expert on you, and so we will work together to find a strategy that makes sense to you. Therapy with me is a dialogue, in which we both have a voice, and permission to be who we are.
Anti-oppressive practice
I feel therapy has a role to play in addressing the inequalities and power hierarchies within society. I aim to hold awareness of the differences and similarities between us, and to be sensitive to your intersectional needs. It is my firm belief that no human identity (i.e. race, sexuality, gender, etc) is better than another, and no identity requires changing or fixing. I offer affirmative care only as a matter of principle. There can be joy in difference, and we belong when we are accepted for our uniqueness, not our fitting in.
To make my service more accessible, I offer 20% of my schedule at a concessionary rate. This can be agreed by negotiation.
Issues often worked with
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Fees
My standard fee is £80 for an evening session (17:00 onwards), and £75 for a daytime session.
I have a limited number of concessionary slots starting at £45, which can be agreed by negotiation.
I offer a free 10-15 minute informal chat.
Training and qualifications
I hold a postgraduate Diploma in Integrative Counselling from the Minster Centre, quality assured by the Quality Assurance Agency for higher education, and accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), of which I am a registered member.
I hold a 1st class Bachelor of Science with Honours degree in Psychology from the University of Bristol, accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS).
I have completed short courses in Mindfulness-based therapy (offered by West London NHS Trust), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT; offered by leaders in the field: Richard Bennett and Joe Oliver). I am pursuing further training in relationship therapy, group therapy, and psychosexual therapy.
I have worked in a variety of client-facing clinical roles in mental health services within the NHS, private and charity sectors, and the criminal justice system. I was a healthcare assistant at the Priory Hospital Roehampton, an assistant clinical psychologist in West London NHS Trust and Camden and Islington NHS Trust, a forensic mental health practitioner at Together for Mental Wellbeing, and a therapist at the Minster Centre Psychotherapy and Counselling Service, and an NHS complex depression, anxiety and trauma service.
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