Julia Bright

I completed postgraduate training in psychology at Moscow State University in 2002. My studies included personality and developmental psychology, alongside training across several psychotherapy approaches, including psychodynamic, CBT, Gestalt and body oriented therapy. This foundation shaped my long-term interest in how emotional, cognitive and physiological processes interact, particularly under stress and prolonged pressure. After moving to the UK, I completed formal counselling training and have worked in both private practice and charitable settings. I have provided counselling through Cogwheel Counselling in Cambridge and Cruse Bereavement Support, working with adults experiencing anxiety, grief, emotional overwhelm and long-standing behavioural patterns, including difficulties around food and self-regulation. My private face to face practice is based in Cambridge, and I also work online with clients worldwide. I offer therapy in both English and Russian. Alongside my clinical training, my work is informed by lived experience of recovery from an eating disorder, as well as more than twenty years of experience living between cultures. This background allows me to work with sensitivity around issues of identity, adaptation, belonging and the emotional impact of relocation. In my current practice, I work with adults navigating anxiety, burnout, complicated relationships with food and major life transitions.