**Julia has immediate openings in the early am, afternoon and a few evenings spots. She will fill fast. Don’t hesitate to fill out an appointment request.
Specialties:
Julia specializes in OCD utilizing her training and experience in ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention), Couples work and Trauma using ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) and IFS (Internal Family Systems). Additionally, she really enjoys working with Young Adults through all the major transitions they encounter. She is also trained in DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) and Mindfulness practices and incorporates these into all of her work.
About:
Julia is eager and engaged from the moment you meet her. She’s found her strength of connection has been a gift to her work that lends itself to quick rapport with her clients. You will be no exception.
Her love for learning and supporting others translates well into her therapeutic work. She invests time in hearing your story to best understand how to work with your unique needs and desired change. After a thorough assessment she will work with you on a personalized treatment plan. She works closely with you to make sure the reason you sought therapy is being addressed as well as offering new and important insights that you may have not considered before. She knows you come in with strengths that you may be underutilizing. She will help you identify these.
Beyond her years of experience as a therapist, her education has helped form her therapeutic approach.
Julia is LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker), under the well-respected Minnesota State Board of Social Work. We feel fortunate to have her as she was born and raised in Michigan.
She received her Bachelor’s Degree in English and Psychology from Macalester College in St. Paul and a Master’s of Social Work from the University of Michigan.
Unique to most masters level clinicians, she also completed a 2-year post-MSW fellowship at the University of Michigan Psychological Clinic where she studied and learned under tenured clinicians who taught her Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Mindfulness–Based approaches. This has lead to strong clinical skills in her work with adults and couples of all ages.
Additional Work Experience:
In the last 5 years, Julia has worked in various outpatient setting seeing individuals and couples struggling with Anxiety, Depression, Life transitions, Trauma, ADHD, and OCD. These are in addition to her specialties named above.
Julia is mindful of the many isms that shape how we each experience the world and strives to create a space that honors her clients lived experiences. Her therapy approach is collaborative and integrative, ultimately working to help clients build flexibility around difficult thoughts and feelings to move confidently in the direction of their values. She works primarily with adults (18+).
Personal life:
Outside of work, Julia enjoys getting outside whenever possible no matter the season. She can be found running, camping, reading, and crocheting with her family and friends.
Insurance:
Julia accepts the following plans: Health Partners, Cigna, Ucare, BCBS, Aetna, First Health and Private Pay (HSA or major CC).
Self-pay rate: $165 (53-55 min session)
(FSA, HSA and major credit card accepted at the time of service)
This rate reflects if you forgo the use of your insurance plan and want to keep your records confidential from your insurance plan.
For active clients, please message in the portal. If you need to cancel or reschedule you are able to do this within the portal, and it is the best place to let her know about having to cancel late through the messaging tab. (envelope icon)
Contacting her about ongoing clinical matters is discouraged as it is not HIPAA compliant and should be reserved for in-session time.
Messaging inside of the portal is the preferred form of communication.
For Crisis or urgent situations, please call 911 for a crisis. For urgent situation please call the national crisis number as your therapist is not available outside of regular business hours. Dial 988.