Juliette Kirkwood, PACFA

Juliette Kirkwood is a counsellor with two decades of experience supporting adults and adolescents. She uses approaches that connect body and mind to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma, career questions and life changes. Juliette holds PACFA credentialing and works from Australia, offering sessions in English and Arabic.

Her practice emphasises movement and embodied awareness alongside talk-based work. Juliette draws on Dance Movement Therapy techniques to help people who find words alone do not capture their experience. This can be useful for those coping with complex trauma, postnatal depression, or challenges linked to substance misuse.

Juliette has worked in inpatient and outpatient psychiatric settings and ran DMT programs in community and women’s health contexts. She also spent five years lecturing in graduate-level Dance Movement Therapy and Embodied Arts courses, which informs her reflective teaching and clinical style. That background shapes a practical, research-informed approach in sessions.

In private practice she supports people with histories of complex trauma, focusing on nervous system regulation and paced, collaborative work. Sessions aim to be steady and non-judgemental, with attention to how the body and movement can reveal feelings and resources when words are hard.

Earlier experience includes five years as a school counsellor, working with adolescents on anxiety, mood, identity and transitions. Juliette aims to help people reconnect with themselves and find clearer ways to cope and move forward.

How embodied approaches translate to online therapy

Juliette works with evidence-informed techniques that connect mind and body. Dance Movement Therapy methods use gentle movement and body awareness to help people notice emotions, patterns and physical responses when words are limited. Trauma-informed approaches focus on nervous system regulation and pacing, helping people build tolerance for difficult feelings over time.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative task. Juliette partners with each person to test what helps - whether that looks more like movement practices, breath and grounding exercises, or talk-based processing. She adjusts pace and methods to match individual needs and goals rather than assuming one way fits all.

Practical benefits of online work often include easier scheduling and less travel, which can make regular sessions more feasible alongside daily life. If you are considering sessions remotely, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. The focus remains on arranging therapy to fit routines, offer steady support and integrate embodied practices in ways that work for each person.