Julie Mitchell Counselling & Psychotherapy
Hello, I'm Julie.
I'm a registered Counsellor, Psychotherapist and Therapeutic Coach, supporting adults of all ages from 18 years onwards.
Prior to setting up my private Therapy Practice I worked at two well respected Sheffield charitable organisations where I had the privilege of providing therapy for people of different backgrounds and ages who were navigating a wide range of challenges and difficulties.
Volunteering in a specialist women and LGBTQI+ support organisation, facilitating a peer-support group, deepened my belief in the power of relationship and community to support healing.
I have worked as a Life Coach for over 10 years supporting my clients to raise their self-awareness and self-compassion, to find clarity about their needs and wants, to feel empowered to express who they are, and to take action to create the life they choose.
Prior to this, my professional background in Higher Education is where I developed a real passion for creating community and empowering others.
I have lived-experience of being (late-diagnosed) neurodivergent and I enjoy supporting other neurodivergent people through my work.
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To our work together I will bring kindness, empathy, integrity, compassion, creativity and courage. I am a person-led practitioner, working in partnership with my clients... accompanying, supporting, encouraging, gently challenging.
I hold a deep interest in the impact of power imbalances and I am committed to providing a therapeutic practice that is anti-oppressive, neuro-affirmative, privilege-informed and trauma-informed. My work is evidence based, research led and guided and shaped by the ethics of the BACP, the NCPS and the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC).
I am a reflective practitioner with a passion for, and commitment
to, lifelong learning. I regularly engage in continuing professional development training. My Intergrative Counselling and Psychotherapy training is accredited by the NCPS and my Postgraduate Coaching & Mentoring training is accredited at Senior Practitioner level by the EMCC.
I engage in regular clinical supervision for myself and provide Coaching Supervision to less experienced practitioners. Participating in communities of practice, and learning partnerships, supports my self-growth and ongoing learning.
I am a creative at heart with a love of art and writing. I see how our environment and day-to-day experiences and encounters impact our inner world. A lifelong appreciation of the natural world leads me to find endless inspiration from the 'rest of nature'. Spending time outdoors supports my wellbeing and feeds into my work.
An advocate for slow, intentional living, I practice mindfulness and embodiment and see the power held in 'noticing', experiencing in the present moment, 'being' in our bodies.
Living in Sheffield in the UK, on the edge of the beautiful Peak District, I can often be found wandering though ancient woodlands, listening to the whispers of wisdom and truth woven into the cycles of seasonal change.
