Qualifications

Background

Julia grew up in São Paulo, Brazil, in a bilingual German/Portuguese speaking household. She has since lived in the US, in Germany, and currently resides in the UK. Julia is trilingual and multicultural, therefore comfortable working with clients with diverse cultural backgrounds.

Experience

Julia has a lifetime connection to the spiritual and therapeutic process.

At 11 years old, Julia became conscious of her vocation, which led her to seek therapy for herself from the age of 15, primarily in the jungian way.

"If I want to help others understand themselves, I must understand myself first," was her leading thought.

Julia then went to Brown University, in Rhode Island, USA, where she achieved a double Bachelors degree with Honors in Psychology and in Religious Studies in 2014. Her Honors Thesis was an independent project arguing for the inclusion of spirituality in psychotherapy; an approach based on the analytical psychology of C. G. Jung.

She first began to gain clinical experience in 2014 at Stillpoint Spaces in Berlin, a collaborative clinic compounded of therapists from different fields, ages, nationalities and backgrounds. At the same time, Julia was completing her MA in Psychoanalysis at the IPU (International Psychoanalytic University of Berlin), which she concluded in 2017.

When Julia moved to London in 2017, she completed a Foundation Course in a Jungian Institute.

From 2018 to 2023, Julia was a volunteer befriending the elderly with AgeUK, whose company she particularly enjoys.

Julia opened her private practice in 2021 and is consistently under clinical supervision.

She is actively engaged with charities offering freelance and pro bono support.

Julia is a certified Graduate Member of the BPS (British Psychological Society), with Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership.

Continuous Education

BA (Hons) in Psychology and in Religious Studies from Brown University (2014)

Thesis: "The Sacred Practice of Psychotherapy: An Argument for the Inclusion of Spirituality in Psychology"

MA in Psychoanalysis from IPU Berlin (2017)

Thesis: "The Differences that Bind Us: An Approach to Psychotherapy Integration Based on Human Qualities"

Foundation Course at the Guild of Analytical Psychology (2017-2018)

Masters Events Trauma Conference at Oxford University (2023) - Virtual

Masters Events Trauma Conference at Oxford University (2024) - In-person

Certificate in Traumatic Stress led by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, Trauma Research Foundation (2024)

Therapeutic Relationship

Julia understands that the main factor in determining a successful therapeutic process is a good therapeutic relationship.

She has a unique relationship with each client, based on authenticity and care. For Julia, the therapeutic relationship is a very human one, rooted in mutual trust and understanding.

Clients have access to Julia via phone and WhatsApp between sessions, free of charge (including 10-15min check-in calls when needed).