Julia Godden
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About me
Something in your life may no longer fit. You might feel stuck in relationships, unsure of what you need, or disconnected from yourself — coping on the outside while inside feeling anxious, low, quietly exhausted, or with a growing sense that you’re not really living, just surviving.
People often come to me during times of change, loss, or transition — bereavement, separation, ill health, trauma, or moments when your sense of identity or direction feels shaken. Others arrive feeling stuck, low, or quietly exhausted, aware that old survival strategies no longer work but not yet knowing what could replace them.
I offer a steady, supportive space to slow things down and explore what you’re going through at a pace that feels manageable.
Together we make sense of the patterns and experiences that have shaped you, while building more capacity to meet life’s challenges. As this happens, many people begin to feel calmer and clearer, with more choice in how they respond — not just coping, but feeling more present, connected, and alive in their lives.
My approach is relational, trauma-informed, and body-aware. I listen to both your words and what your body may be holding, recognising that emotional struggles are connected to our histories, relationships, and wider life context. Therapy with me isn’t about quick fixes — it’s about creating the conditions for deeper understanding, self-trust, and meaningful change.
If this sounds like the kind of support you’re looking for, I'd love to here from you. Please get in touch.
Do find out more at www.juliagodden.com
Training, qualifications & experience
I work within the ethical framework of the BACP.
Alongside private practice, I have previously worked in substance misuse services, in a hospice supporting people who are bereaved or living with life-limiting illness, and within a charity supporting people with chronic pain (CRPS). I also work as a self employed contractor in a counselling practice setting.
My work is trauma-focused, somatically aware, and grounded in an understanding that our emotional lives are shaped by culture, family history, social context, and the body as well as the mind. I aim to practise in an anti-oppressive, culturally aware way, paying attention to identity, lived experience, and the systems that impact wellbeing.
My background in social and community care, mentoring, creative arts, and yoga informs a mind–body perspective and a respect for different ways people make meaning. My experience as an artist also deepens my sensitivity to non-verbal expression, creativity, and the emotional processes that don’t always arrive in words
Relevant Training and Experience:
Advanced Diploma (Level 5) Trauma & Somatic Therapy
Therapeutic Diploma (Level 4) Integrative / Person-Centred Counselling
Advanced training in Parts work, including IFS
Animist Psychology - Ancestral Wisdom (Current)
Inherited Family Trauma – Mark Wolynn (Current)
Grief Tending & Ritual – Francis Weller
Diploma in Diversity, Cultural Competence & Anti-Discrimination Practice
Certificate in Counselling & Mentoring (Option Process)
EFT and Matrix Re-imprinting (level 1 and 2)
Yoga Teacher Training (500 hr)
Foundation Diploma in Art & Design
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
In addition to general counselling, I have particular experience and interest supporting people with:
Grief and loss (recent, long-held, and less recognised forms of loss)
Life transitions and identity changes
Attachment wounds and developmental trauma
Disability, chronic illness, and long-term health challenges
LGBTQIA+ and GSRD communities
Creative professionals, artists, and people working in the arts
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 per session
Additional information
I feel that much more can be gained in a full hours initial exploratory consultation to find out if working with me is the best way forward. The fee remains the same as a standard 50 minute session.
Please make contact to discuss the next steps and arrange a session at a mutually convenient time. IF we decide to go on to work together we will meet on a designated time and day for weekly sessions for 50 minutes.
*sorry no consession places are currently available.
When I work
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Further information
I offer face-to-face sessions in Nailsworth and Cirencester, outdoor sessions in nature around Stroud and the Stroud Valleys, and remote therapy via video.
My work is relational, creative, and trauma-responsive. My training enables me to work safely with single-incident trauma (PTSD), developmental and attachment trauma, and complex trauma. I follow a phased approach to trauma work, with careful attention to the nervous system and the ways experiences are held in the body as well as the mind. Integrating body awareness into talking therapy can support regulation, processing, and longer-term change where insight is not enough.
I also draw on parts-based approaches, recognising that we all have different “parts” or aspects of self that develop through life experience. This can help us understand inner conflict, protective patterns, and the impact of past experiences with more compassion and clarity.
Therapy is collaborative, and we regularly reflect on what feels most supportive for you. Where helpful, I include psychoeducation that takes cultural and social context into account, recognising how identity and environment shape emotional wellbeing.
After the initial review, I offer open-ended weekly sessions.
You can find out more about how I work on my website
https://www.juliagodden.com/about-counselling/
