Julie Wratten

About me and my therapy practice

I am a counsellor, psychosexual therapist and couple counsellor, with 18 years experience in the NHS and private practice.  I welcome working with a diverse complexity of life challenges.  

The core model I use for individual counselling is person-centred, which demands that as counsellors we are able to create  the kind of relationship in which clients feel safe enough to take the risks involved in change.  I aim to offer a safe space for you to explore your thoughts and feelings without fear of judgement.  

My psychosexual therapy practice is a more collaborative approach to therapy using acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), which helps us to understand how your thoughts and feelings affect your behaviour.  Sex therapy is for individuals and couples.  Talking with your therapist about your sexual experiences helps us to discover what might be getting in the way of expressing sexuality, developing intimacy and finding sexual fulfilment whatever that might be.

What I can help with

Addictions, Eating disorders, Obsessions, Phobias, Self-harm, OCD, Anxiety, Bereavement, Service veterans, Abuse, Loss, Post-traumatic stress, Trauma, Depression, Personal development, Coaching supervision, Career coaching, Business coaching, Development coaching, Life coaching, Leadership coaching, Executive coaching, Disability, ADD / ADHD, Chronic fatigue syndrome / ME, Cancer, Asperger syndrome, Health related issues, AIDS/HIV, Sexuality, Self esteem, Identity issues, Spirituality, Cultural issues, Sexual identity, Men's issues, Women's issues, Relationships, Sex-related issues, Redundancy, Stress, Anger management, Work related issues

Types of therapy

Behavioural, Brief therapy, CBT, Cognitive, Existential, Gestalt, Humanistic, Person centred, Psychoanalytic, Psychodynamic, Relational, Systemic

Clients I work with

Adults, Couples, Families, Older adults, Organisations, Young people

How I deliver therapy

Long-term face-to-face work, Short-term face-to-face work