About
Who is Changes in Between®?
Hi I’m Julie! I’m the founder of Changes in Between®. I provide counselling, coaching, and consulting to honour your loss, rebuild your life, find your place®.
Sometimes when change happens in or to your life, you can feel lost in the wilderness. Change can be overwhelming! You’re not where you were. You’re not yet where you want to or think you should be. As a result, your relationships with yourself and others, objects, possessions, past, present, and future become confusing. Through our work together, you may make sense of and find meaning to make you feel better.
Honour Your Loss, Rebuild Your Life, Find Your Place®
My aim at Changes in Between ® is to help you honour your loss, rebuild your life, find your place®. I became a young widow at 30. I was working in the field of dying, death, and bereavement at the time. I felt I lost everything, but worse, there was a timeline to get over it and move on.
I learnt that honouring my loss and moving forward with my grief was possible. So, I worked on rebuilding my life – bringing forward what I wanted and letting go of what I didn’t. Finding my place came through nature, but it’s different for everybody. Along the way, I have studied hard to learn more about these areas. And now… I work with people experiencing life transitions in those changes in between.
What I bring to my work with you
Over the past 25 years, I have explored and experienced many different activities and educational paths. I aim to bring you the best possible service at Changes in Between® with all I have learnt to meet you where you are. Firstly, through a commitment to ongoing learning in each focus area. Secondly, by active membership with professional associations and following their code of ethics. Thirdly, from relationships with peers and networks. Fourthly, with my therapy, clinical supervision, coaching and mentoring, and a simple self-care plan. Most importantly, I learn from my clients and their unique stories. You can see some of my qualifications and professional associations below.
Counselling to Honour Your Loss
At Changes in Between®, I use counselling approaches that complement your needs. I have training and experience in the list below. In addition, I’m currently studying the third year of a four-year relational gestalt psychotherapy program while undertaking a 12-18 month clinical internship.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Collaborative Therapy
- Dignity Therapy
- Emotionally Focused Therapy
- Existential Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Nature Based Therapy
- Person-Centred Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Relational Gestalt Counselling
- Single Session Work
- Solution Focused Therapy
- Strengths-Based Therapy
Coaching to Rebuild Your Life
My training and experience in coaching are in life, transition, and wellness coaching. In addition, there is some overlap with acceptance and commitment therapy, motivational interviewing, positive psychology, relational gestalt psychotherapy, and strengths-based approaches.
I’m undertaking further studies with the Coach Approach for Organizers over the next two years. I completed the Foundation Coach Training Program in May 2023. These skills gained can assist in helping you with your productivity and organising goals.
- Coaching Essentials
- Strengths-Based Coaching
- Brain-Based Coaching
- Life and ADHD Coaching
- Coaching Integration
Following the Foundation Coach Training Program, I completed the following Advanced Training programs:
- Body-Based Coaching
- Neurodiversity Support and Advocacy (due to complete end August 2023).
Consulting to Find Your Place
The approach that I take to organising and productivity consulting draws from the following:
- National Association for Productivity and Organising (NAPO)
- Institute for Challenging Disorganization
- Hoarding Home Solutions
- Virtual Professional Organising.
Areas of specialisation include
- Chronic disorganisation
- Hoarding
- Ageing
- ADHD
- Time management and productivity
- Life transition
- Residential organising
- Household management.
About me
I live in the North Eastern Suburbs of Melbourne with my husband, two sons and long-haired chihuahua.
Being part Danish, I enjoy learning more about the Danish culture, food, language and hygge. Becoming hygge (pronounced hue–guh) is a big part of my life. Described as creating cosiness, comfort, and contentment in our homes, relationships, work and study, and a connection with the outdoors.
As a child, I lived next to a forest and spent much time in nature. Outdoor education has impacted my direction and has been a healing and self-soothing source. Being in and journeying in the wilderness also played a significant part in working through my grief as a young widow. I enjoy bushwalking in the forest and walking around my local area in my spare time.
You are welcome to use the 15-minute telephone enquiry to see if I may be the right person to meet your needs.
Qualifications
Advanced Clinical Training in Relational Gestalt Psychotherapy: Gestalt Therapy Australia (currently undertaking 2023-24) (2 years)
Foundational Studies in Relational Gestalt Counselling: Gestalt Therapy Australia (2 years)
Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy: Australian College of Applied Psychology
Graduate Diploma of Counselling: Australian College of Applied Psychology
Graduate Certificate of Bereavement Counselling & Intervention: Grief Australia
Bachelor of Behavioural Science: Monash University, Australia
Advanced Diploma of Group Facilitation: Groupwork Institute of Australia
Certificate IV in Alcohol and other Drugs: Open Colleges and ICM Training
Certificate IV in Mental Health: Open Colleges and ICM Training
Certificate IV in Training and Assessment: Melbourne Polytechnic
Advanced Certificate of Trauma Counselling: Trauma Institute, Australia
Advanced Accreditation in Nature Based Therapy: Nature Based Therapy, Australia
Professional Certificate End-of-Life-Doula: University of Vermont, USA
Professional Certificate Companion Animal End-of-Life-Doula: University of Vermont, USA
End of Life Doula Foundation and Intensive Training: Preparing the Way, Australia
Other Academic Qualifications
Master of Information Systems Management: Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
Master of Education (Experiential Learning and Development, Wilderness Adventure Stream): Victoria University of Technology, Australia
Master of Applied Science (Innovation and Service Management): Royal Melbourne University of Technology, Australia
Grief Certifications
Certified Bereavement Practitioner (CBP-00026): Grief Australia
Certified Thanatologist (Study of Death, Dying and Bereavement): Association for Death Education and Counselling, USA
Certified Creative Grief Support Practitioner: Creative Grief Studio Certification Program, USA
Certified Grief Recovery Specialist®: The Grief Recovery Institute, Australia
Life, Transition & Wellness Coaching
Accredited Life Coach: Life Coaching Academy, Australia
Level 3 Wellness Coaching: Professional Studies in Wellness Coaching: Wellness Coaching Australia
Professional Certificate in Health and Wellness Coaching: Wellness Coaching Australia.
Certificate in Food, Lifestyle and Wellness: Wellness Coaching Australia & Cadence Health
Coach Approach for Organizers, USA
Foundation Coach Approach Training
- Client Enrollment: Best Practices
- Coaching Essentials
- Strengths-Based Coaching
- Brain-Based Coaching
- Life and ADHD Coaching
- Coach Integration
Advanced Coach Approach Training
- Body-Based Coaching
- Neurodiversity Support & Advocacy
- Coaching the ADHD Client
- Graduate Coaching Program (Expected Comp December 2023)
Life Coaching Australia
- Mindset Coaching
- Trauma Coaching
Organising & Productivity Consulting
Hoarding Home Solutions for Independent Service Providers (Graduate) Mental Health Provider: Hoarding Home Solutions, Australia
Understanding and Treating Hoarding Disorder Course: The University of Sydney, Centre for Continuing Education, Australia.
Compulsive Hoarding – Conceptualizing and Treating the Chaos: PESI, USA.
ADHD in Adults: Diagnosis, Impairments and Management: PESI, USA.
The Costs of Undertreated ADHD: Health Outcomes and Implications for Life Expectancy: PESI, USA.
Certified Virtual Organizing Professional: The Virtual Professional Organizer, USA.
Institute for Challenging Disorganization, USA
Level I – ADHD
Level I – Needs of the Aging Client
Level I – Foundation Certificate in Chronic Disorganization
Level I – Client Management
Level I – Health Issues / Conditions
Level I – Understanding Hoarding Issues
Level I – Interpersonal Intelligence
Level I – Life Transitions
Level I – Students and Learning Theories
Level I – Time Management / Productivity
Level II – Chronic Disorganisation Specialist®
Level II – ADHD Specialist
Level II – Aging Specialist
Level II – Hoarding Specialist
Level II – Time Management / Productivity Specialist
National Association for Productivity and Organizing Professionals, USA
- Brain-Based Conditions Specialist Certificate
- Essentials of Entrepreneurship Certificate of Study
- Essentials of Organizing Certificate of Study
- Household Management Specialist Certificate
- Life Transitions Specialist Certificate
- Residential Organizing Specialist Certificate
- Team Productivity Specialist Certificate
- Workplace Productivity Specialist Certificate
Professional Affiliations
The calla lily known for its beauty and simplicity. It is often used in weddings and funerals and symbolises transition and resilience. At home in the garden, but also often seen growing in water and in barren wasteland.