Julia Kowol
Clinical Psychologist & Psychotherapist in training
For me, therapy is a space to breathe, feel, and rediscover yourself. A place where all parts of you are welcome (even the ones you might see as difficult) and where you can feel more grounded, clearer, and less alone.
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About me
As a clinical psychologist, I support individuals navigating anxiety, emotional overwhelm, relationship challenges, trauma, ADHD, and periods of inner conflict or transition.
Often, what brings people to therapy is not just the difficulty itself, but a sense of being divided within or conflicted. You can feel a sense of wanting change, while another part of You resists it. You might notice patterns that repeat in your relationships, emotions that feel difficult to regulate, or ways of coping that no longer feel right but are hard to let go of. Our work is not about pushing for quick solutions, but about understanding what is happening within you at a deeper level. As this understanding develops, things often begin to shift, not through force, but through clarity, self-trust, and a more compassionate relationship with yourself.
I also support people navigating life between cultures. Having lived this experience myself, I understand how disorienting it can be, and how important it is to find a sense of belonging and grounding that comes from within, rather than from external stability. In our work together, we create space to gently explore these inner dynamics.
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Approach
I work in Trauma Informed Care approach, using IFS (Internal Family System), Coherence Therapy, Person-Centred Psychotherapy, and trauma-focused practices. I believe in therapy that embraces human complexity and helps give voice to the unspoken. I am a level 1 IFS therapist and currently completing advanced training in Person-Centred Psychotherapy and Coherence Therapy. I also offer psychedelic integration work, supporting you in making sense of your experience in a way that feels grounded and meaningful. I accompany you in this process, meeting you where you are and staying close to what feels present and needed in each moment. This work is not about interpreting the experience for you, but about helping you find your own meaning in it. We may draw on different modalities, including reflective dialogue, body awareness, and creative approaches to support your process. Creative expression can sometimes open space for what is difficult to put into words, allowing insights to take a more tangible form.
Over time, integration becomes less about the experience itself, and more about how it translates into your daily life. The intention is to support you in making changes that feel authentic and sustainable, so that what you have touched or discovered can become part of how you live, relate, and experience yourself more fully.
Experience
Over the past eight years, I have worked in a range of international settings, including crisis environments, supporting individuals through moments of significant emotional intensity and vulnerability. This has shaped the way I work. I am comfortable staying with what is complex, uncertain, or difficult, without needing to rush it or reduce it. I want a therapy to be a space where you don’t have to manage everything alone, and where we can take the time to understand what you need in the moment. Rather than focusing only on symptoms, I am interested in the underlying patterns and protective strategies that have developed over time and in how they can begin to shift when they are truly seen and understood. As this relationship changes, many people begin to feel less internally conflicted and more anchored in themselves. It comes with a growing sense of clarity, steadiness, and the ability to respond to life from a place that feels more aligned.
Education
I am currently training in Person-Centred Psychotherapy and have completed Internal Family Systems (IFS) Level 1 training, which deeply informs how I understand the inner world.
My work is trauma-informed and grounded in the idea that what we often experience as “problems” are, in many ways, intelligent adaptations. Through an IFS-informed lens, we begin to relate differently to these parts of you, not as obstacles to overcome, but as aspects of your experience that carry meaning and intention. In 2023, I completed the Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) training programme (five basic modules from Polaris) and MAPS MDMA Assisted Therapy Training in 2025.
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