From Oxford science to trauma-focused healing
I combine scientific thinking with coaching and healing to support people who feel they've reached the limits of therapy alone.
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Hi, I'm Julie
My path into this work began with a desire to change myself, and to free myself from the limitations the mind creates through beliefs, conditioning and the patterns we get set into.
I trained in science, completing an MSc at Oxford, and spent years working in care. But it was more than 20 years of exploring healing that shaped how I work today: combining that experience with coaching to support people who feel they've reached the limits of therapy alone.
My journey
My background is in science. I studied Biochemistry & Physiology and completed an MSc at Oxford, and I spent years working in care, ultimately managing a home supporting residents living with acute mental illness.
But what truly shaped my work was a much more personal journey. Over more than 20 years I've explored healing deeply — first out of a desire to free myself from my own limiting beliefs and patterns, and then to help others do the same. Today I bring these different parts of my experience together in the way I work.
Where it all began
I've always been curious about what lies beyond what we can see and measure. Studying science deepened that curiosity. It helped me understand how the body works, but it also left me wondering about the parts of being human that science can't fully explain.
That curiosity led me to my first Reiki course in 2001. Years later, when my father died in 2016, I was with him at the end. It was a deeply personal experience that intensified my curiosity and made me reflect even more on the connection between the body, our inner world, and the things we can't always explain.
It's also a thread that runs through the book I'm writing now, which explores breath, biochemistry, photosynthesis and my own experiences of grief, recovery, and personal change.
Julie is a natural empath. I felt drawn to her and am so glad I followed my intuition. After one session I could feel the benefits, and what she'd sensed was spot on.
Why understanding isn't always enough
Over more than 20 years of healing work, something I keep coming back to is this: understanding what happened to you and actually feeling different are not always the same thing.
I've seen people work incredibly hard to get better. They've had therapy, taken medication, read the books and tried to understand their past. And yet, sometimes, they still feel as though they're living with the effects of what happened.
That's why I believe it's important to look beyond the story alone. For me, trauma can continue to show up in the way we feel, behave and relate to ourselves and others. Anxiety, burnout and panic can be part of that picture, but they're not always the whole story.
My work is about exploring what's underneath those patterns, and helping people create the space for something to change.
The training behind my work
My path into this work started in 2001 with my first Reiki course. I went on to train as a Reiki Master and eventually taught Reiki myself. Reiki is more structured than people often realise, with its own symbols and discipline.
I then spent thirteen years working with a Heart Healing mentor — a phenomenal tool that works with the energetic field of the heart, something now well recognised by science. In 2002 I also began training in VortexHealing®, and in June 2026 completed a 10-day intensive reaching Jewel Level, which has made it easier to draw all of these tools together.
In practice I move intuitively between Reiki, Heart Healing and VortexHealing®, sensing what's needed and when. The combination is powerful, and it's that intuitive flow that matters most. I pair the healing with coaching conversations, giving people space to explore what comes up, recognise patterns and consider what they want to do differently.
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Visit my Halestra profileAn important note about my work
I'm not a doctor, psychologist, or registered therapist. I don't diagnose, and I don't treat medical or psychological conditions.
What I offer is a structured approach combining coaching and energy-based healing for people who are looking for something beyond what they've already tried. This isn't a replacement for therapy or medical care, and it's not a criticism of either. For many of the people I work with, it's simply another part of their journey.
What people say about working with Julie
Her guidance created a safe, supportive space. I felt heard for the first time in years, maybe ever.
Stacey Emma1:1 programmeWords cannot convey the power of these group sessions. I'd highly recommend working with Julie.
Tallulah TayIntegrative CounsellorI have struggled with self-empowerment for years, but this time it all felt so easy. I can hardly believe the change in me!
Gabriella SnoadCumbriaEvery discovery call is free, confidential, and without obligation.
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