Dr Julianna Challenor

Overview

Julianna is a Senior Lecturer and Programme Director for the Doctorate in Counselling Psychology (DPsych). She joined City in 2012, first as a visiting lecturer, and then as a lecturer from 2014 - 2019 in the Psychology Department, teaching on the counselling psychology programme and supervising doctoral research. She also contributed to and led modules on the BSc Psychology programme. Julianna is a registered practitioner psychologist with the HCPC.

Julianna has published research and clinical case studies in peer reviewed journals and as book chapters. Her research interests lie in the use of qualitative methodology for studying counselling psychology interventions, theory and practice. She has experience of supervising and examining qualitative methods, particularly discourse analytic approaches, thematic analysis and Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Case study methodology for counselling and psychotherapy practice is another area of interest. 

Julianna has held clinical roles in NHS primary care and clinical health teams, charitable, university and private settings and trained as a Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT) practitioner at the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families.

Before she qualified as a counselling psychologist, Julianna worked in television production for many years. Julianna completed her doctoral training in Counselling Psychology at City, University of London. She has a Graduate Diploma in Psychology from the University of West London (formerly Thames Valley University) and a BA(Hons) in Politics and International Relations from the University of Reading.

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Counselling Psychology, City, University of London, United Kingdom, September 2008 - February 2012

Employment

• Director of Studies (Research), Doctorate in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy by Professional Studies, Metanoia Institute, United Kingdom, October 2019 - September 2021
• Lecturer, City, University of London, United Kingdom, September 2014 - September 2019

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