My name is Julia and I am an Educational Psychologist. I am registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) and currently based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. I completed my Doctorate in Educational, Child & Adolescent Psychology at Queen's University Belfast in 2015.

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Since my graduation, I was blessed to work within a private capacity at John Eakin & Associates where I first established myself as a practitioner psychologist.

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After the completion of my doctorate, I worked for the Education Authority where I mainly assessed children who were in the education system, in order to support schools to help these children achieve their potential.

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However, I missed the opportunity to build relationships and support young people and their families with other difficulties such as mental health. Consequently, I was very fortunate in obtaining a position with the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS, Belfast) as a specialist practitioner psychologist. My work in CAMHS includes psychological assessment, but also comprised the provision of therapeutic support to young people, parents and their families. I worked for CAMHS from 2018 until September 2022. Currently, I focus on my private practice and  do some remote work for the Dyslexia Centre as well as for councils in England.

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In addition to my doctorate and consistent with professional guidelines stipulated by the HCPC and  BPS, I have continued to develop my skills also completed training including the following:

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• Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (Level 1)

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

• Mentalization-based Therapy for adolescents (MBT-A)

• Mentalization-based Therapy for children (MBT-C)

• Excellence in Report Writing for expert witnesses (Bond Solon)

• Courtroom Skills for expert witnesses (Bond Solon)

• ASD assessment (Trinity College)

• Supervision Skills (accredited by the BPS)

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I typically work therapeutically with children, young people and their families, but offer educational assessments across the life span.

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I currently offer face-to-face assessments and therapy sessions in Belfast, but can also provide online support when this is preferred.

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If you would like to get in touch, submit your query on the contact form or get in touch through the following:

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email: admin@drajzack.com

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address: 17 Malone Road, Belfast, BT9 5BN

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Have a wonderful day,

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Julia