Julia Bueno UKCP Reg, MBACP

Basement 91 Manor Road London N16 5PA View map
07956 476 808 / 07956 476 808 http://www.juliabueno.co.uk Click here to Email me

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I am a qualified and experienced Integrative Psychotherapist and Counsellor, working in Stoke Newington, London N16. I am also the co-founder of the London Psychotherapy Network, an alliance of psychotherapists who are keen to clarify the work that we do (and inspire interest through blogging).

I am committed to de-mystifying the work that I do. Talking therapies can be hard to understand from the outside and can have a reputation for being aloof. I welcome an open dialogue about what it is I "do" and how I believe the process may help.

If you've made it this far, I imagine you are feeling something that is getting in the way of you living your life how you'd like. Maybe you are sad, angry, anxious, low, lonely or feeling something that makes it difficult to like yourself or others. Sometimes we don't have good enough words to describe what we are feeling, although we do know that we want things to change.

My experience has shown me that talking about these things with someone trained to hear them -and respond to them- in a particular way, can often be hugely helpful. It won't "cure" you, and cannot erase a painful past, but it can equip you to move on with greater ease, and even with a greater potential for further positive change.
Reading this, I imagine that you are feeling something that is getting in the way of things, and that you would like to feel better. You may be sad, angry, low, lonely or something else. You may not like yourself, or others right now. Sometimes we don’t have the words to describe what we are feeling, although we do know we want it to change.

As well as working with individuals, I work with couples struggling together too.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

I have an Advanced Diploma and a Masters Degree in Integrative Counselling & Psychotherapy. (I also have a BA Hons Jurisprudence and LLM in Law).
I am registered with the UKCP. As well as my private practice, I write for Therapy Today (the BACP journal), Private Practice journal and the London Psychotherapy Network blog. I also work at the Minster Centre helping students with their clinical placements. I have previously worked in Higher Education, charities and the NHS as a counsellor or psychotherapist.
Many moons ago I began my professional life teaching law, and as a solicitor in the City, before training as a reflexologist and writing features for national newspapers...this led me, via detours, to psychotherapy.
I continue to learn in the counselling and psychotherapy field - my training will continue despite my qualifications. I'm currently learning more about mindfulness and cognitive behavioural therapy.

Areas of counselling I deal with

• Abortion
• Abuse
• Addiction(s)
• Alcohol Dependence
• Anger Management
• Anorexia Nervosa
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Binge Eating Disorder
• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Bulimia Nervosa
• Bullying
• Couples Counselling
• Depression
• Eating Disorders
• Emotional Abuse
• Generalised Anxiety
• Low Self-Confidence
• Low Self-Esteem
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Physical Abuse
• Postnatal Depression
• Relationship Issues
• Sexual Abuse
• Sexual Issues
• Sexuality
• Stress
• Trauma
• Work Related Issues

Other areas of counselling I deal with

I have a particular interest and experience in working with women who struggle with their fertility, have experienced a loss in pregnancy or a traumatic birth. This comes partly as my involvement with the Miscarriage Association, for whom I used to be a Trustee and continue to work as a telephone support volunteer.

Therapies Offered

• Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies
  - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

• Humanistic Therapies
• Other Therapies
  - Integrative

Fees

I charge £50 a session (50 mins), including the first. I have a small number of concessionary places, so please do ask if the full fee would mean you can't work with me.
I charge £65 a session for couples (1hr).


I ask for 24 hour cancellation period or my full fee is payable. I charge a £10 fee for all other cancellations to reflect the running costs of holding a space open for you.

No fee is payable where I cancel for any reason.

Further Information

I don't expect you to lie down on a couch (although you are welcome to), nor do I sit in silence. I hope to be in dialogue with you, and welcome a creative approach to our work. If you don't want to talk, you are free to bring drawings, dreams, journals, poems or music - or whatever feels right.

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