Julie Yeo

Julie Yeo is a Polyvagal informed therapist with over 20 years of working with families, and couples;

• Over 10 years working within sexual assault/family violence space (in NZ),
• the last 10+ years within the mental health sector as a family therapist & couples counsellor.

Julie’s offerings include:

• Helping couples identify and work towards reducing interpersonal conflict,
• Families seeking therapy to reduce conflict and improve communication/relationships within the home,
• Working with teenagers/young people within the context of their family relationships to help reduce conflict and strengthen relationships,
• Trauma informed/systemic clinical supervision,
• Reflective practice for groups and individuals.

Julie incorporates different evidence-based therapeutic approaches like:

• Family Therapy
• Gottman Method Couples Therapy
• Trauma and Attachment/Systems Theory
• Polyvagal Theory
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Emotion Focused Couple Therapy
• Mindfulness
• Compassion Focused Therapy

Julie has a clinical masters in Family therapy, diplomas in Psychology, Child and Adolescent Psychology, Health and Human Behavior, and Child Protection Studies. Julie has also completed a specialist course in Integrative couples therapy and has training in Emotion Focused Couples/Family therapy, and Compassion Focused therapy.

Julie holds the belief that people heal in connection with others and her work with couples, individuals and families is a collaborative approach, always holding in mind that individuals are the experts in their own experience.

**Julie works only on Mondays**

**Medicare rebates are not applicable for Julie’s services**

**Check with your private health insurer to see if the services are included in your cover**