About Julia

I’m a Psychotherapist who works closely with my clients to resolve relationship issues, reduce emotional distress and explore feelings that may manifest as depression, unhappiness or anxiety. The primary goal is to identify and overcome destructive patterns that you feel are not serving you.

I believe the most interesting, intimate and dynamic relationship we can have is the one we have with ourselves.

You might be wondering…

What it’s like to work with you?

I serve as a guide and support to my clients as they explore learned patterns that are no longer serving them, and our work together is a collaborative process. In our initial session, clients share their concerns and goals, family history, pertinent relationships, work life, and any additional points of interest. Subsequent sessions are used to gradually navigate the past and recent history, and to piece together how a client’s childhood, adolescence and adult experiences have created coping mechanisms and have shaped how they relate to the people in their lives. We look at the patterns that are not working for them, and at what may be manifesting as anxiety, depression, and/or general dissatisfaction in life.

If there was one thing you wish people knew about the therapy experience who might be hesitant try it, what would that be?

People frequently don’t understand why they behave the way they do, why they continue to get into troubling intimate relationships, stay in a job or career they no longer enjoy, or struggle with their family relationships. I believe the most interesting, intimate and dynamic relationship we can have is the one we have with ourselves. Once we begin to understand the motivation behind our feelings and behaviors, significant personal shifts and fulfillment begin to occur. This is what a good therapeutic relationship can provide, and it can be a life-changing experience.

What was Julia’s path to becoming a therapist? What inspired her to choose this profession?

My interest in therapy began in high school, when I was trained as a peer counselor and worked on a teen suicide hotline. Like many of my colleagues, I was the friend whom classmates confided in and looked to for advice. As a young adult in New York City, I began to explore my own history and behavioral patterns in therapy. Over the years I’ve explored numerous self-reflective and therapeutic modalities, through which I’ve developed a depth of understanding and compassion regarding human behavior. I am deeply fulfilled by the work I do, and I find that my clients recognize and appreciate our mutual investment and collaborative relationship.  

Credentials & Training

Masters of Social Work from The Hunter College School of Social Work - 2002

Post-Graduate Psychoanylitic Training - William Alanson White Institute - Intensive Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Program (IPPP) 2019

AF-EMDR (Attachment Focussed Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Level 3 Certified - through The Parnell Institute - 2023

IFS - Internal Family Systems - Intensive - 2022

Phsychadelic Harm Reduction and Integration - Fluence Training 2017

How I collaborate with other providers

Increased self-care is often a by-product of therapy, and I encourage clients to be open to a variety of modalities they can benefit from. When a client needs support outside my area of expertise, I can refer that client to a solid and trusted group of practitioners. This includes Psychiatrists for evaluation or med management, nutritionists, breath-work practitioners, meditation teachers, naturopaths, career counselors, and more. Furthermore, when a client comes to therapy and has additional supports outside of our work, I am open to collaborating with those practitioners, and am accepting of and interested in any modality that the client has found to be a benefit in their lives (i.e. 12 Step programs, spiritual practices, self-help books/modalities, etc.)

“I am deeply fulfilled by the work I do, and I find that my clients recognize and appreciate our mutual investment and collaborative relationship.”

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Books I Like

This list includes a variety of books that are aimed at exploring mental health and personal growth: