Before becoming a therapist, I spent over a decade in the corporate world — a time that shaped how I understand identity, ambition, and the ways our work can intertwine with our sense of self. In my clinical work, I’ve supported individuals facing a wide range of mental health challenges, including anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. I’m especially drawn to working with clients who have experienced ambiguous loss of childhood, particularly those whose upbringing involved role reversal or parentification. These early dynamics can run deep, and I believe therapy helps make space for the emotions we’ve learned to ignore.

In my practice, I take time to understand each person’s worldview, values, and goals for treatment. I draw from a blend of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), psychodynamic principles, and trauma-informed care, always choosing interventions in collaboration with the client. Our work together is rooted in mutual respect and a strong alliance — I see each individual as the expert of their own life and experience, and I’m here to help guide a process that supports your personal growth. A lot of people define themselves by the material things they accomplish in life, but often feel empty — therapy can offer a way to reconnect those drifting parts of the self and build a more lasting sense of meaning.

I’ve supported patients across cultural, sexual, and racial identities, with much of my experience focused on individuals from culturally diverse and immigrant backgrounds — many of whom carry intergenerational trauma and the weight of acculturation. I also previously worked at the Institute for Family Health, where I provided outpatient care for clients across a wide age range and saw just how differently and deeply we all carry our inner worlds.

Learn more about Julia by checking out her clinician spotlight.