■ specialist psychology for performers
You give everything to your craft. Your mental health deserves the same.
Warm, specialist psychotherapy and education for actors, musicians, dancers, and performers. London and online.
Founder
Dr Julia Grieshofer
Specialism
Performer psychology
In-person
London, SW16
Online
Worldwide, all timezones
Performing is unlike any other profession. So is the therapy for it.
Performing is unlike any other profession. The audition room, the rejection, the intensity of a long run, the silence between contracts — the psychological demands are real, and they are specific. The Performer Clinic was founded by Julia Grieshofer, a psychologist and researcher who has spent years studying what resilience actually looks like for actors and performers. This is not generic therapy adapted for the arts. It is therapy designed from the ground up for the realities of a performance career.
Someone who understands your world
You should not have to explain what an audition feels like. Julia works exclusively with performers — your experience is her starting point.
Evidence-based approaches that work
Julia draws on a range of evidence-based therapeutic approaches, adapting to what suits you. Her research shows that emotion regulation is at the heart of performer wellbeing.
Flexible, confidential, professional
Sessions online via Microsoft Teams and in person in London, at times that work around rehearsals and touring schedules.
Working with Julia transformed my relationship with performance anxiety. For the first time in my career I felt genuinely equipped to walk onto stage rather than just survive it.
— Sophie M., professional actress, West End
■ what we offer
Three ways to work together.
Individual therapy is currently by referral only — get in touch.
Hello, I’m Dr Julia Grieshofer.
Founder · Clinical Psychologist · Trained Performer
Julia Grieshofer is a Chartered Psychologist and researcher specialising in the psychology of performance. With a PhD from University College London and specialist clinical training, Julia brings together original research and clinical expertise to support performers at every stage of their career.
Her doctoral research identified emotion regulation as the central variable in performer psychological wellbeing — and forms the foundation of everything offered at the Clinic.
Experience
9 years in clinic
Performers seen
400+
Institutions
24 advised
Languages
English · German · Italian
What people say about working with us.
Working with Julia transformed my relationship with performance anxiety. For the first time in my career I felt genuinely equipped to walk onto stage rather than just survive it.
Sophie M.
Professional actress, West End
The Resilient Performer course gave me a framework I use every single day. Julia has a rare gift for translating complex psychological theory into something immediately practical.
Daniel R.
Opera singer
I came to Julia during one of the most difficult periods of my career. The work we did together helped me reconnect with why I became a performer in the first place.
Cara T.
Dancer and choreographer
As a drama school director I've seen many wellbeing initiatives come and go. Julia's approach is grounded in genuine research and real clinical expertise.
James W.
Artistic Director
Notes from the clinic.
What does resilience actually mean for actors?
On the silence between contracts — and what to do with it.
Emotion regulation on stage: a conversation with a choreographer.
Letters from the clinic, monthly.
A short note each month — one idea, one exercise, one thing worth reading. No spam.
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