Julia Macintosh

My qualifications:

• Diploma in Transformational Coaching (Animas Coaching)
• Diploma in Journal Therapy (Centre of Excellence)
• BA English Literature (University of Iowa)
• MEd Children’s Literature (Xavier University)
• MSc Information Analysis (Robert Gordon University)
• Member of Lapidus UK (promoting writing for wellness)
• Member of International Association of Journal Writers

Additional training:

• Inquiry-led Learning for Women (YWCA)
• Facilitators Training: Inner Action Workshop (Rising Women Rising World)
• Whole-Hearted Approach to Change (Common Cause)
• Coaching Skills and Models (Advance Coaching)
• Imagining the Future: Systems Leadership (IRISS)
• Art of Hosting Advanced Practice (Art of Hosting Network)

My experience:

My professional experience includes researching, writing and editing educational texts and software; running conferences and seminars; creating websites and developing information and communication networks; facilitating workshops; and setting up a business. My personal experience includes immigrating to Scotland from the US; raising a daughter as a single parent; and surviving/navigating the mental healthcare system. I co-edit Unpsychology Magazine, a journal responding to themes of psychology, soulmaking and ecology.

You can read my cv here.  I am based in Edinburgh, Scotland and work collaboratively across the UK and internationally, with small groups and one-to-one: please do get in touch if you’d like to find out more.