Julia Rizzolo

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(Reg. MBACP Accred, CCATP)
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London, SW12
Available for new clients
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This professional is available for new clients.

About me

Welcome my name is Julia

Life's path is filled with ups and downs, and sometimes, we all need a helping hand along the way. As an integrative counsellor, I'm here to provide you with the support you need to navigate through life's challenges. With a diverse background in schools, colleges, non-profit organisations, community services (in partnership with NHS Trusts), and the private sector, I've had the privilege of helping individuals like you address various emotional and mental health issues

What is counselling 

Counselling is a personalised process where individuals seek support for diverse reasons, such as navigating feelings of loss, coping with grief, managing anxiety, addressing depression, or processing past traumas. It involves creating a safe and confidential space where clients can openly explore their thoughts, emotions, and experiences. Through empathetic listening, collaboration, and tailored therapeutic techniques, counselling facilitates a deeper understanding of oneself and promotes the development of coping strategies and tools. It aims to empower individuals, fostering resilience and facilitating positive changes in their emotional, psychological, and behavioral well-being.

How it works

I use an integrative approach to counselling, drawing from various theories including psychodynamic, humanistic, attachment, systemic and CBT amongst others. This method is customised to your unique needs, incorporating conversations, creative exercises, or play therapy when dealing with children. My style is warm, empathetic, and approachable, creating an environment where you can feel secure and supported.

Location

The face to face sessions take place in a comfortable and informal setting, just 12 minutes walk from Clapham South or 15 minutes from Balham. Parking is free except for 10:00 - 12:00 on weekdays.

Where to start

I offer a free initial phone consultation so that we can discuss your needs and create a personalised plan together. Please feel free to send me any inquiries via email, and I will aim to respond within 48 hours.

For All Clients - The First Session

In our initial session, whether conducted online or in person, we'll engage in a conversation to gain insight into your current circumstances, both emotionally and physically. This discussion allows us to explore your concerns and goals in greater depth. The insights from this assessment will guide our collaborative efforts to address your unique needs. Together, we'll establish a therapeutic plan and a work alliance contract, covering essential aspects such as confidentiality, safety, data protection, and other important considerations.

For Parents - Initial Consultation

In the initial consultation with parents, I aim to gain a comprehensive understanding of your child's current situation, including their concerns and therapy goals. Subsequently, working collaboratively with both the child and their parents, we'll define specific objectives and create a tailored treatment plan. Utilising techniques such as play and creative therapy, your child will have the opportunity to explore and express their thoughts and feelings. They'll also develop coping strategies and enhance their understanding of emotions, relationships, and behaviors. This approach is designed to ensure that your child feels heard, understood, and empowered to navigate life's challenges with increased resilience and confidence.

Training, qualifications & experience

I'm a fully qualified counsellor, a Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional, and an accredited registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), committed to upholding their code of ethics. To ensure the safety and trust of my clients, I also hold an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Experience

Private Practice: In my private practice, I welcome individuals of all identities, backgrounds, and walks of life. I work with clients spanning various ages who are navigating through experiences of early trauma, confronting challenges related to anxiety, depression, or loneliness, or simply feeling stalled in their life journey. Additionally, I offer support to parents facing difficulties associated with separation or other family-related issues.

Place2Be Mental Health Practitioner: Managing all aspects of the Place2Be provision in partnership with the secondary school, ensuring that young people, staff and parents are provided with therapeutic and emotional support.

Primary & Secondary School and Sixth Form: Offering weekly counselling sessions using talking, creative work and play to support pupils who are struggling with anxiety, lack of focus, low self-esteem, mood swings, family problems and other issues.

Wandsworth Health Agency: My role was to bring support out of clinical settings to engage and provide emotional mental wellbeing to young people in partnership with NHS Trusts, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), local authorities and VCSE organisations.

Latin America Women’s Right Service: Working at LAWRS enabled me to offer individual counselling in Portuguese, my native language, to Brazilian women aged 16 and above. This service offers a secure and confidential space to women who experienced trauma, domestic violence, and isolation, plus an opportunity to reflect on their personal experience and circumstances and understand their emotions. This can help them reconnect with their inner strengths, feel empowered and look forward to a better life for themselves and their families.

Childline Counsellor: My experience in counselling was significantly shaped by my role at Childline, where I dedicated several years as a volunteer. This experience deepened my understanding of the complexities young people face when dealing with emotional and mental health challenges.

Qualifications and CPD:

  • Postgraduate Diploma Counselling Children, Adolescents and Young People- UEL/Place2Be, level 7
  • Certificate of attendance: Working With Core Beliefs of 'Never Good Enough' - NICABM
  • Webinar with Stonewall - Supporting trans and gender questioning children and young people
  • Certificate of completion: Adult Safeguarding Training (Level 3) Place2Be Clinical Staff
  • Certificate of completion: Suicide and Self Harm: Working Safely and Ethically with Clients- BACP
  • Certificate of completion: Neurodiversity in Girls-Sunflower Network
  • Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional CCATP
  • Certificate of completion: The Applications of Attachment Theory to Psychotherapy
  • Certificate of completion: Online Therapy CPD Training: Telehealth for Mental Health
  • Essentials of Trauma Treatment: CCTP (Certified Clinical Trauma Professional)
  • Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Skills for Working with Children - Place2Be
  • Level 2 Award in Counselling Skills for Working with Children - Place2Be
  • Certificate of completion: A Day on Behaviour Change, University of London
  • Certificate of completion: Dealing with Suicide, Childline
  • Certificate of completion: Bereavement, Childline
  • Certificate of completion Transgender and Sexuality
  • Certificate of completion: Hearing Voices

 

Member organisations

Registered / Accredited

Registered / Accredited

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BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

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Fees

£70.00 - £95.00
Free initial telephone session

Additional information

Each one-to-one 50 minute session is charged from £70

When I work

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Night

Upon request

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Children
Young people
Adults
Organisations

Key details

DBS check

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Additional languages

Portuguese
Spanish

Portuguese

Online platforms

Google Meet
Zoom
Julia Rizzolo
Julia Rizzolo