- Stress and anxiety
- Dance Movement Therapy
- English and Arabic
About Juliette
Juliette Kirkwood is a PACFA counsellor with 20 years' experience. She works with adults and adolescents on stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, career issues and coping with life changes. She also addresses areas such as attachment concerns, codependency, body image and substance misuse. Sessions are offered in English and Arabic and she practices in Australia.
Juliette uses both talking therapies and movement-based work to help people who find words alone do not fit their experience. Dance Movement Therapy has featured in her work in community programs, women’s health retreats and psychiatric settings. This gives an alternative way to notice feelings, patterns and the body’s responses when talking feels limited.
Her background includes five years lecturing in Dance Movement Therapy at Excelsia University College and the IKON Institute of Australia. She has also worked in inpatient and outpatient psychiatric hospital settings and spent five years as a school counsellor. That mix of roles informs practical strategies for nervous system regulation and emotional coping.
In practice she commonly supports people with histories of complex trauma and postnatal depression, and those managing chronic health conditions or substance-related concerns. Her approach emphasises pacing, attention to bodily experience, and working collaboratively so each person decides the direction of therapy.
Juliette values ongoing professional development and reflective practice. To begin, clients follow a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session using the See online therapy options button. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How Juliette’s approaches translate to online work
Juliette uses a combination of talking therapies and Dance Movement Therapy approaches. Talking therapies help unpack beliefs, relationship patterns and family-of-origin issues through conversation and reflection. Dance Movement Therapy brings attention to bodily movement and felt experience as another route to understanding emotions and habitual responses.She aims to find the best approach collaboratively. Together the client and counsellor consider what feels most helpful, whether that is primarily verbal work, movement-informed exercises, or a mix of both. Decisions are guided by the person’s goals, pace and current needs.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm available session types before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when time is limited, or reduce travel time for people balancing work, family or health commitments. Appropriately qualified or registered therapists can adapt movement-based techniques for remote sessions when suitable, or focus on grounding and regulation exercises that translate well to a digital meeting.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English, Arabic
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with related to family patterns?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationships and family of origin issues that continue to affect adult life. Attachment concerns, abandonment and codependency are specifically listed focus areas.
What is her therapeutic style?
She combines talking therapies with embodied work such as Dance Movement Therapy to address issues that are hard to put into words. The approach also pays attention to nervous system regulation and pacing.
How much experience does she have?
Juliette has 20 years of clinical experience, including time in psychiatric settings and five years as a school counsellor. She also taught Dance Movement Therapy at tertiary institutes for five years.
What credential does she hold and where does she practise?
She holds PACFA as her listed credential and practices in Australia. The profile uses the credential name as provided.
Which languages can sessions be held in?
Sessions are offered in English and Arabic. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm the current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. The exact cost will depend on the chosen service and location.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session. That process starts the intake and booking steps.
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