UKCP BACP (Accred), TSTA (P) — Teaching & Supervising Transactional Analyst (Psychotherapist), CTA (P), MA. Tutor at Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute, Castle Quay, Nottingham.
I have over 30 years’ personal development experience working with a variety of individuals from diverse backgrounds, seeking help for a wide range of issues and problems.
Initially qualified in the field of Human Resources Management in 1991, my professional contact with people was largely formal, and I wanted to engage with people at a less formal and more supportive level. I qualified as a counsellor in 1994 and as an internal coach in 1999. I am based in the West Midlands.
Wanting to move further into the field of psychotherapy, I started on a journey of discovery into Transactional Analysis. I began my training and my practice in 1996, becoming a member of BACP and then accredited in 2006.
I qualified as a psychotherapist in 2007 after 11 years of investment for myself and my clients, gaining UKCP accreditation as a result. I completed my TEW in 2013 to become a PTSTA (P), and completed my TSTA (P) in Liverpool in 2018.
To be a psychotherapist you have to be in long-term therapy, and my own personal experience of this is one of healing, growth and freedom to be myself.
I continued with a supervision qualification in 2007 and regularly take opportunities for continuous professional development, including recently completing an MA in Integrative Counselling at Leeds Beckett University. On a regular basis I attend conferences, workshops and other learning environments.
I now provide services encompassing West Midlands counselling, coaching, psychotherapy, supervision and training.
My training
Specialist and post-qualifying training includes:
- Working with families and young people — a developmental approach
- Working with people with attachment issues
- Couples therapy
- Depression
Areas of focus in my practice
- Adults with a history of sexual abuse
- Attachment and separation issues
- Identity — who am I?
- Parenting issues
- Family dynamics and relationship problems
- Sexuality
- Infertility
- Dreams
- Obesity
- Bereavement and loss
- Harassment and bullying
- Victims of violence or crime
- Trauma and stress
- Depression and anxiety
- Dependency issues
- Personal health issues
- Confidence and self-esteem
In short — I work with whatever issues the client brings.
Professional registration
UKCP
Julia Tolley is a registered member of the UK Council for Psychotherapy, which holds the national register of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors, listing those practitioner members who meet exacting standards and training requirements.
BACP
The BACP accreditation scheme ensures members meet exacting standards for independent, competent and ethical practice. Julia Tolley is a BACP-accredited practitioner.
UK Association for Transactional Analysis
Julia Tolley is a registered member of UKATA, which maintains a register of qualified practitioners who meet the required professional standards.