Juliette Kirkwood, PACFA

Juliette Kirkwood is a counsellor with 20 years' experience who uses embodied, evidence-based techniques alongside talk therapy. She works with adults and adolescents and addresses stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, career concerns and coping with life changes.

Her practice often supports people with complex trauma and postnatal depression, and she has experience with substance misuse and psychiatric presentations. Juliette believes healing involves both mind and body, and she offers ways to notice how the body holds stress and emotion as part of therapy.

Juliette has a strong background in Dance Movement Therapy and has run programs in community settings and women’s health retreats. She has also worked in inpatient and outpatient psychiatric hospital settings, which shaped her familiarity with more acute presentations and multidisciplinary teams.

She spent five years lecturing in the Graduate Diploma of Dance Movement Therapy at Excelsia University College and the IKON Institute of Australia. Teaching has kept her practice research-informed and grounded in reflective work.

Earlier in her career she spent five years as a school counsellor supporting young people with anxiety, mood issues, identity questions and transitions. In private practice she aims to work collaboratively and at a respectful pace, focusing on nervous system regulation and embodied awareness to help clients reconnect with themselves.

Embodied and evidence-based approaches for online healing

Juliette integrates embodied methods with evidence-based therapeutic techniques, using body awareness alongside conversation to help people process trauma and manage anxiety. Dance Movement Therapy offers ways to notice and work with bodily sensations when words are hard to find, and trauma-informed approaches focus on calming the nervous system and pacing work to each person's needs.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. Juliette works with each person to choose methods that suit their goals, preferences and current challenges, and she adapts pace and techniques as trust and tolerance grow.

Confirm the session formats available before booking, as specific online options are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow check-ins from different locations. It can also let people choose shorter or more frequent sessions when that helps regulation or work schedules. Ask about session length and scheduling when you complete the matching questionnaire so arrangements fit your everyday life.