Julie Luscombe - Trauma Psychotherapist and EMDR Therapy
About Julie
A journey towards hope
Julie is an Integrative Counsellor. Being integrative means she draws on a range of psychological theories and techniques to offer a bespoke therapeutic approach to match her client’s needs.
Underpinning all her work is a focus on the client/therapist relationship; She offers empathy, non-judgement and the understanding that her clients must work at their own, manageable pace.
She is passionate about offering hope to adults who are struggling with mental health challenges and often with trauma.
Trauma is defined by the Oxford Languages Dictionary as:
“ a deeply distressing or disturbing experience”
We all have our own stories to tell but Julie often finds that so many of her clients have been exposed to trauma in some form. Understanding trauma-related symptoms goes hand in hand with providing a therapeutic space to process the pain of past experiences. Julie aims to empower clients; She offers hope, a place to grow, and a supportive, trusting relationship to motivate change.
She has extensive experience working with a wide range of psychological symptoms including anxiety, depression, anger, self-harm, suicidal ideation, loss and bereavement. Julie is also a specialist in the field of abuse and works rigorously alongside men and women who have been abused as children and adults.
In addition to her therapeutic work, she offers professional advice and support on PTSD.
She has developed a training program to teach others about the impacts of PTSD; particularly geared towards helping front-line workers understand the risks associated with their industry. She has presented extensively in this area highlighting key risks, symptoms, and subsequent coping strategies in hospitals, the Police and doctors’ surgeries.
Julie works with the Victims First Specialist Counselling Service to provide therapeutic interventions to victims of crime across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.
To help you decide if she is the right person to help you, Julie offers an initial 50-minute session so you can meet her and ask any questions. She will then decide what your goals are and how you can move forward together.