{"id":1989,"date":"2023-07-11T14:20:13","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T13:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/julie-adams.co.uk\/?page_id=1989"},"modified":"2023-07-18T13:32:43","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T12:32:43","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/julie-adams.co.uk\/?page_id=1989","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--link_hover_color: var(--awb-color5);--link_color: var(--awb-color5);--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-right-small:0px;--awb-padding-left-small:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1170px + 0px );margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-right:5px;--awb-padding-left:5px;--awb-padding-right-small:0px;--awb-padding-left-small:0px;--awb-bg-position:right bottom;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:left;--awb-font-size:20px;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);\"><h1 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 32px; line-height: 40px; color: #373abf; text-align: center;\">About Me<\/h1>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:30px;width:100%;max-width:50px;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom10);border-color:var(--awb-custom10);border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>I am a qualified Counsellor, a Certified Transactional Analyst, an Embodied Relational Therapist, a Wild Therapist, and UKCP Registered Psychotherapist. I have a private clinical practice near Goudhurst (West Kent), and have been working as a Therapist for over 18 years. The clients in my practice cover a broad age range &#8211; from adolescents to the elderly &#8211; and are from a mix of social and ethnic backgrounds, genders and sexual orientation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-right:40px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:40%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:40%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-margin-right:20px;--awb-max-width:250px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"405\" height=\"447\" title=\"portrait\" src=\"https:\/\/julie-adams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/portrait.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/julie-adams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/portrait.jpg\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-2258\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27405%27%20height%3D%27447%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20405%20447%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27405%27%20height%3D%27447%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/julie-adams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/portrait-200x221.jpg 200w, https:\/\/julie-adams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/portrait-400x441.jpg 400w, https:\/\/julie-adams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/portrait.jpg 405w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:60%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:60%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>My approach to Therapy is Integrative, in that my choice of intervention with each client will depend on my assessment of their individual needs at that time. I make use of Transactional Analysis &#8211; TA &#8211; models and concepts, and also inform my practice through my knowledge of Gestalt, Transpersonal, CBT, Body Psychotherapy, and Relational theory\/practice.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p>My experience with clients is very broad, including such issues as stress, anxiety, depression, bereavement, PTSD, phobias, low self esteem, relationship issues, anger management, eating disorders, sexual abuse, childhood issues, fragile sense of self.<\/p>\n<p>As a member of UKATA, and through registration with the UKCP, I am bound to adhere to the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct of both these Organisations.<\/p>\n<h2><strong><em>Counselling and Psychotherapy practice based in Kilndown, near Goudhurst, in West Kent.<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1989","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/julie-adams.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/julie-adams.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/julie-adams.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/julie-adams.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/julie-adams.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1989"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/julie-adams.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1989\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2300,"href":"https:\/\/julie-adams.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1989\/revisions\/2300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/julie-adams.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}