Julie Gosheva

Therapist Directory Listing Category: Psychotherapists and Counsellors

About the Therapist

About the therapist:

Hello! I’m an integrative therapist based in Maida Vale and online. I am also a writer, artist, dancer, and sensitive human with a rainforest mind. I am from a multi-cultural background, a member of queer and creative communities, and a firm believer in anti-oppressive, intersectional, and affirmative ways of living, working, and relating.

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.

Areas of specialism

Gender and sexual fluidity

While gender and sexual diversity are gaining greater recognition in the mainstream, there is still little space afforded to questioning, being ‘in-between’, and moving fluidly between polarities. Queer people face a lot of pressure to be certain about identity, to choose a ‘box’, and stay there. This reflects a wider colonial tendency to categorise individuals as a means of controlling expression and desire, and upholding patriarchal norms. There is joy in the permission to be more than one thing, and in my sessions, I offer a space to play and explore the multitudes of your personhood.

Loneliness, connection, and belonging

We live in an individualist culture that promotes independence and esteems monogamous hetero-romantic relationships. This leaves many people under-resourced, disillusioned, and self-doubting. Loneliness has become a problem of epidemic proportions. Among a socio-political climate of division, many are questioning what it means to belong, and how to foster community. This process is further complicated by personal histories of loss and othering. I offer a space to reflect on the story of your relationships, soothe the pain of disconnection, and discover ways of inviting deeper and better feeling interactions.

Sexual identity:

Bi- | Pansexual
Queer

Gender identity: I use another term

Gender history: As assigned at birth

Non-monogamy: Yes

Intersex: No

Neurodivergent: Unsure

Personal pronouns: she/her

Qualifications - Links to websites:

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, of which I am a registered member. See BACP.

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.

Qualifications - Additional:

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Experience and approach:

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 for the Priory Group, 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. A large proportion of my clients are of diverse gender, sexuality, and relationship orientations.

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