Finding a therapist that gets you is hard
You matter! When searching for a mental health professional, it is important to find the right fit. Let’s explore how we can effectively work together, as well as how I can best support you in achieving your therapeutic goals.
Here’s what I offer
Building a trusting relationship with another can be a vulnerable process. I welcome you as you are and validate your experience. Attentive toward the cognitive and somatic experience of my clients’ inner world, I aim to empower and create meaningful change, while collaborating to understand and support their needs and goals. With a genuine interest in others, advanced communication and active listening skills, a curious and insightful nature, and an encouraging empathic approach, I hold great value in honoring one’s stories and providing thoughtful individualized care.
Hi, I’m Julie
“You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine.” ― Roy T. Bennett
Life is an art; together we can discover what kind of masterpiece you want to create in order to sustain your inspiration and greater well-being.
Who I am
A skilled, patient psychotherapist and a relatable, genuine, warm human being
Devoted to supporting your goals, intentional about getting to the heart of your needs, and ready to help you discover the best version of yourself
A person full of integrity, transparency, wonder, and endless curiosity
A seeker of knowledge and self-growth
A passionate artist and creative soul, a traveler, an ultimate frisbee and pickleball enthusiast, an animal lover, and a loyal friend
Who you are
Motivated to build awareness and self-discovery
Ready to experiment, explore, and enhance well-being
Open to broaden your perspective of others and the world around you
A desire to understand dynamics, to build and nourish more satisfying relationships
While a psychotherapist brings clinical knowledge to the therapeutic process, you are the expert of your own life and your experience is valued.
Interested in working together as a team through a collaborative and supportive therapeutic partnership
My Story
I've come to follow a guiding principle: that if three or more people independently suggest I pursue the same endeavor, I take it as an invitation to step outside of my comfort zone and explore it. I believe that sometimes others see in us what we are not yet ready to see in ourselves. This theory I have applied throughout my life has inspired me to take calculated risks while facing some debilitating fears. It has offered me a sense of identity and liberation while catapulting me into discovering my greater passions…. Evolving into my role as a psychotherapist has been one among many.
Providing an effective level of care as a psychotherapist has required ongoing curiosity, a sense of wonder, self-reflection, and a commitment to personal growth. For many years, I viewed happiness as something to pursue and maintain in order to create a stable, flourishing, and healthy life. However, it was not until a mentor encouraged me to replace the word “happiness” with “peace” that I began to explore my relationship with happiness more deeply. I came to realize that the pressure to be happy during difficult moments often led to suppression, perfectionism, and disconnection from my authentic emotional experience. With consideration and a greater awareness of the many personal, environmental, and societal influences that impact and shape our lives, I learned that cultivating peace and acceptance as a routine practice across a range of emotions and circumstances allowed happiness to emerge more naturally as a result. The guidance of mentors who encouraged me to look inward with curiosity and compassion helped me transform my sensitivities and neurodiversity into strengths, and my experiences of trauma and grief into sources of resilience. In doing so, I found my voice—not only in support of my own well-being, but also in advocacy for others.
As an expressive, sensitive, and somatically oriented individual, the arts have also provided me with a meaningful outlet—a way to connect with my authentic self and feel more at home in my body. I believe creativity is an inherent part of the human experience, expressed in countless forms. When we silence our creativity, we can lose touch with our innate capacity for self-discovery and authentic expression. Alongside my passion for the arts, I have developed an equally deep appreciation for talk therapy. This has inspired my interest in integrating creative expression with traditional therapeutic approaches to foster greater self-awareness, healing, and transformative growth.
These personal experiences have shaped my deep, unwavering empathy, allowing me the privilege of bearing witness to another person's story so they do not have to navigate life's challenges alone. They have fostered my open-minded perspective, nonjudgmental and genuine approach, and commitment to leading with intention, compassion, and transparency. I believe in the power of the ripple effect—that creating a safe, supportive space for healing and self-discovery can extend far beyond the therapy room. It is my hope that providing thoughtful, individualized care to each of my clients can offer a safe space for enlightenment, supporting my mission of creating a pathway toward meaningful, lasting change and healing.
My background & training
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University
Provided personalized care for patients transitioning to end of life as a hospice volunteer at Skirball Hospice
Specialized in attentive, individualized therapeutic care for older adolescents at Family Service Agency of Burbank
Provided emotional guidance and coping techniques to individuals seeking mental health treatment as a residential technician at Camden Center
Senior co-editor, content contributor & illustrator of self-help book, More Time to Love
Whenever you are ready to connect, I am here to offer support. Call or email me today to schedule your free 15-minute consultation.
