Juliette Kirkwood, PACFA

Juliette Kirkwood is a counsellor with PACFA credentials and 20 years' experience. She works with adults and adolescents and specialises in stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, career issues, and coping with life changes. She also supports people dealing with chronic illness, body image, addiction, and separation. Her approach links talk therapy with the body. She uses Dance Movement Therapy alongside traditional counselling to help clients who find it hard to put feelings into words. This can be useful for people with complex trauma or those who struggle to access emotions through conversation alone. Juliette has worked in inpatient and outpatient psychiatric settings and ran Dance Movement Therapy programs in community organisations and women's health retreats. She spent five years lecturing in the Graduate Diploma of Dance Movement Therapy at Excelsia University College and the IKON Institute of Australia, which keeps her practice tied to current research and reflective practice. In private practice she focuses on trauma‑informed care, nervous system regulation, and embodied awareness. She aims to move at a pace that feels respectful and empowering for each person, combining body-based exercises with more traditional counselling techniques. She also has five years' experience as a school counsellor supporting adolescents through anxiety, mood concerns, identity development, and life transitions. Sessions are offered in English and Arabic and tailored to the individual's needs.

How embodied and talk therapies work online

Juliette blends talk-based counselling with body-focused work such as Dance Movement Therapy and trauma-informed nervous system regulation. Dance Movement Therapy uses movement and body awareness to access emotions that are hard to name, and can help people with complex trauma or those who struggle to express themselves verbally. Trauma-informed nervous system regulation includes breathing, grounding and gentle movement strategies to reduce overwhelm and support emotional regulation.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels manageable, then adapt techniques to suit each person's needs. Over time she reviews what helps and adjusts the plan so the work stays relevant and doable.

Session formats are not specified in the original biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people combine movement-based exercises with conversation in ways that suit their home routine, while the therapist and client work together to find what best supports progress.