Welcome
I am deeply passionate about supporting women in their healing and personal growth journeys.
My therapeutic work with women is rooted in transformation through self-awareness, connection and empowerment.
Being empowered not only changes your life, it changes the people around you, which then changes the world for the better.
Women long for deep connection to themselves, their loved ones and their communities.
Many women are lacking proper support and role models to achieve their goals.
That’s what I can help you with.
My intention as your therapist is to help you trust yourself, uncover your unique ability to heal, discover wisdom from your challenges, and return to your true nature of wellbeing and vitality.
Become more of who you are.
Reclaim lost parts of yourself.
Embody your creativity.
Remember your wholeness.
In my life, the places I could most be myself were intentional spaces held for women. Without the pressure, demands, and competitive nature of current society, I could come home to myself.
I honor what it means to be a woman in the modern world and approach my work from this lens.
That’s why I created a therapy space for women only.
When women connect with their bodies, value the wisdom of their heart and make time for themselves, they start to feel better.
The shame and self-hate lessens. There is room for love and growth.
As a woman, you deserve to feel whole, safe, connected, creative, and in touch with your innate capacity for love.
I am warm, positive, engaging and fiercely dedicated to my clients' growth. Those closest to me have said I am easy to be around, intuitive, peaceful, and grounded.
“Working with Julia has been incredibly helpful. I feel so much more confident after our sessions.”
“I really get a lot out of my meetings with Julia. I truly appreciate our work together.”
It is an honor to support you.
Professional Bio:
I graduated from the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in San Francisco in 2012 with a Masters Degree in Somatic Counseling Psychology and hold a Marriage and Family Therapist license (LMFT #96800) in California. As an undergraduate, I received a Bachelor's Degree in Dance and Psychology at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
I currently work via Telehealth (secure video and phone sessions) and in person with women in San Francisco who are dealing with relationship issues, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, life transitions, fertility/loss/abortion, pregnancy, motherhood, body image issues, intimate partner violence/pathological love relationships and many other women’s issues. Using both talk and somatic (body-oriented) therapy, I help women connect with their hearts and feel empowered embodied, confident, and easeful.
My therapeutic style and approach is psychodynamic, somatic and relational. I’m influenced by holistic, body-based modalities including Somatic Psychology, Internal Family Systems, Buddhist Psychology, Authentic Movement, dance, yoga, meditation, and mindfulness.
I’ve been involved in conscious dance communities and women's groups. I continue to participate in my own personal growth and healing. I consider my studies a life-long process and integrate all of these experiences into my work. I live in San Francisco with my young daughter and am humbled, daily, by the wonder and challenges of parenting.
Education:
California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist # 96800
MA, Somatic Psychology, California Institute of Integral Studies
BA, Dance & Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Training and Experience:
2023 Narcissistic Relationships, Emotional Abuse & Gaslighting, PESI
2021 IFS Immersion: Integrating Internal Family Systems, PESI
2020 Advanced Master Program on the Treatment of Trauma, NICABM
2020 Perinatal Mental Health, Postpartum Support International
2020 Contemplative & Buddhist Psychotherapy, Nalanda Institute
2019 Leading with Mindfulness and Compassion, Esalen Institute
2018 Resilience & Post-Traumatic Growth, Spirit Rock Meditation Center
2018 Embodying the Divine Feminine Within, Spirit Rock Meditation Center
2017 Secondary Trauma and Organizational Stress, Edgewood Center
2017 Somatic & Neurobiological Approaches to Trauma, Edgewood Center
2017 SHE Yoga and Meditation Teacher Training, Mayacamas Ranch
2016 Embodying Emotional Wisdom, Spirit Rock Meditation Center
Are you ready to take steps towards a more fulfilling and joyous life?
To women of all backgrounds: come to a safe space, explore a deeper understanding of yourself, and experience more freedom and peace.
