Julie is a PACFA-qualified psychotherapist and holistic counsellor based in Erina on the NSW Central Coast, offering in-person and online sessions. Using a holistic and collaborative approach, Julie helps women through periods of change, challenge and uncertainty. She supports women to reconnect with their inner wisdom and strengths, and discover ways of moving through the world that feel right for them.
Julie understands we all have our own versions of trauma, grief, conflict and hardship. Her holistic approach honours the mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual aspects that make each person unique. She provides a safe and trusting space to allow women to explore their own experiences and unfold their own unique path of healing.
Julie's approach draws on process oriented psychology, somatic therapy, systems theories, internal family systems and trauma-informed practice. This means sessions go beyond talk. She helps you understand the patterns driving your experience, connect with the parts of yourself that have been carrying old burdens, and find a steadier, more grounded relationship with yourself and others.
Julie has a particular interest in supporting women through identity shifts. These are the moments when life prompts reflection, change, or growth, and the familiar sense of self may feel unsettled. She helps women navigate these transitions with compassion, exploring what matters most and discovering ways of being that feel authentic and aligned with who they are becoming.
She also supports adults who are discovering or coming to terms with a neurodivergent identity, including late diagnosis of ADHD, autism or AuDHD, and parents who are navigating family stress and the emotional weight of raising children in complex circumstances.
Julie’s approach is gentle, reflective, and collaborative, creating space to listen deeply, and move toward a life that feels authentic, grounded, and alive with potential.
A gentle, collaborative approach
This isn’t about fitting you into a box or following a one-size-fits-all model.
It’s not prescriptive or focused on what’s “wrong.” Instead, psychotherapy is a collaborative process that creates space to explore your experiences, your relationships, and your connection to yourself and the world around you.
Anxiety, body sensations, dreams, and recurring conflicts are not just problems to fix. They can be meaningful signals from within. Often, they reflect a deeper sense that something is out of balance, or there is part of you that is wanting to be seen more.
Psychotherapy offers a gentle space to meet the parts of yourself that may have been overlooked, silenced, or set aside. It's a practice of noticing, listening, exploring and attuning to what arises within you, and to the patterns and beliefs that shape your life.
During therapy sessions, you may notice familiar patterns with fresh eyes, such as how you respond, where you hold back, and the gentle impulses that guide you toward change. With this awareness comes choice which brings with it the potential for moving through life with more ease and creating a way of living that feels authentic, hopeful, and fully yours.
Brene Brown
You might find yourself asking, “What next?”
For many women, especially in their late 30s and 40s, this question begins quietly but keeps returning. "Who am I now? What do I want in this next season of life?" These questions often reach beyond the roles you hold as a mum, partner, or in your work, and touch something deeper about identity and direction. In our work together, we make space to explore these questions and to listen for what may be wanting to emerge in this next chapter of your life
Anxiety doesn’t always look like panic. Sometimes it shows up as saying yes when you mean no, replaying conversations long after they’ve ended, bracing for something to go wrong even when things seem fine, or lying awake at 3am with a mind that won’t settle. Often anxiety is the mind’s way of trying to protect you, shaped by experiences and rules formed long ago. Together we gently explore these patterns and begin to find a greater sense of steadiness and calm in your life.
A later-in-life diagnosis of ADHD, Autism, or AuDHD can bring many different feelings. Alongside clarity, there can also be confusion, grief, or years of self-criticism to untangle. Together, we explore your experiences with compassion and support you in reconnecting with your own unique way of navigating the world.
Carl Jung
In person or online
Let's have a free 15 min chat to get to know each other a little and talk about how we might work together.
I offer in person 60 minute individual therapy sessions at my office within Next Practice at Erina on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Online sessions, held via Zoom, are available Monday - Thursdays.
Need a longer session?
Longer 90 minutes sessions available for those who need a little more time.
Rainer Maria Rilke
