Julie Gosheva

I currently offer sessions on:

Tuesday and Thursday 12 - 9PM

Wednesday 1 - 6PM

and Friday 12 - 5PM.

I offer in person, Zoom, and telephone sessions.

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 relationship.

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. The work will be regularly reviewed to ensure it meets your needs, and works for your circumstances.

Anti-oppressive practice

I feel therapy has a role to play in addressing the inequalities and power hierarchies within society. 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.

Training, qualifications & experience

I hold a postgraduate Diploma in Integrative Counselling from the Minster Centre, quality assured by the Quality Assurance Agency for higher education.

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.

The first session with me is an opportunity for us to meet and start building a sense of how we might work together. You will have an opportunity to ask any questions you may have, and to tell me a bit about what you’d like support with. There is no need to prepare for this, though it may be helpful to have a think about what is going well and less well in your life. I will ask you some questions to help me understand your issue, and to ensure it is within my competence. We will do a brief risk-assessment to ensure any risks are managed appropriately. I will ask if there is anything you want me to know about your intersectional identities and your life history. I will ask about experiences of previous therapy. If we are meeting in person, I will also show you the facilities and fire exits.

If we decide to continue working together, I will send you a contract, explaining the relevant details and boundaries of our work.