Julie Baerwolf
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About me
I am an experienced psychotherapist, Art therapist and Certified Grief Recovery Specialist.
My private practice is in Bury St Edmunds. As a psychotherapist, my approach is integrative, with a humanistic and existential perspective. At the heart of my practice is the client-psychotherapist relationship. I consider the relationship central to my work, believing it to hold vast therapeutic potentials. I hope to offer you a sense of holding, providing a containing environment in order to make the experience more manageable, so that we can explore material on a deep and profound level.
As an Art Psychotherapist, I welcome creativity and authenticity during our sessions. The arts can often defy the limitations of language and provide meaning and clarity to unvoiced emotions you may be feeling. The arts can be used to amplify an inner language which is initially non-verbal, to help you gain insight and understanding into your life, the past, the present and future.
No previous experience of being artistic is required. Using art materials during a psychotherapy session is another way to express yourself, so it is therefore the process of creating we are looking at rather than the finished product. As you engage with the arts you will create your own unique way of working with the materials, letting go of self-criticism, and accepting that there is no right or wrong, in Art Psychotherapy.
I also respect that the arts are not always appealing to everyone, and there is of course the option not to use any materials. We will find a way of working together that best suits you.
Training, qualifications & experience
Masters Degree in Integrative Art Psychotherapy, from IATE (The Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education). I am an accredited member of UKCP and HCPC. My work adheres strictly to the UKCP code of ethics.
Certificate in Psychodrama Theory and Practice from the London Centre for Psychodrama.
Certificate in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy from the Grove.
Certification in The Grief Recovery Method (www.tgrm.co.uk).
Certificate in Couples Counselling
As well as my private practice I currently work in a hospice with patients and families and offer bereavement support to children and adults. I am coordinator of the children's bereavement service working with children and youngsters from 4 years to 18 years. I have been in this field since 2012.
I have a special interest in working with loss - not only the loss of a loved one, but also that of one's health, identity, a job, a marriage, a relationship, or a home.
Member organisations
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UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
Free initial telephone session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Please contact me for prices
When I work
Now also offering weekend sessions.
Further information
I can offer short term and long term psychotherapy.
You can contact me by email, phone or text. Please leave me a message, and I will return your call as soon as possible.
