Julia is a Licensed Professional Counselor and has over 33 years of counseling experience in college and church ministries. She now combines her past counseling and lived experiences with a Master’s in Counseling from Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, MS. At RTS, she gained an in-depth understanding and skills in integrating God’s Word and His World to counsel the whole person–body, spirit, and mind.

Julia’s approach to counseling provides a warm and trusting therapeutic alliance in an environment where the client feels free to examine patterns of behavior, thoughts, or emotions causing concern.  She therapeutically uses a variety of theoretical approaches to match the client, the issue, and the counseling method to achieve the client’s goals.  She gravitates toward compassionate counseling approaches and evidence-based practices that emphasize the worth and dignity of the client while seeking to provide practical strategies for managing emotions and fostering increased self-awareness, healthy interpersonal relationships, and creative problem-solving abilities.

Every person wants to know they matter--to feel safe and seen in a secure environment.

Julia is passionate about working with women, couples, and families.

Women

Life’s journey is full of blessings and battles.  A woman is uniquely designed to navigate the various seasons of these blessings and battles.  Julia believes women are societally positioned to be in great need of being seen and heard in a safe environment where correctly loving herself is just as important as loving others compassionately.

Couples

Julia believes a healthy relationship is made up of two healthy people who value equality in the worth and value of each other. She believes we bring our childhood attachment styles into relationships causing us to pursue or avoid intimacy.  Julia is certified in Gottman Level 1 and Prepare and Enrich Assessment for Premarital Couples.

Families

Julia believes that the person whose problem boils over to the point of bringing the family in for help is only a symptom of what is happening in the whole family system.  She believes the greatest hope for a healthier family system is heather individuals.  Julia teaches family members how to turn toward and engage in their pain and needs in a relationship and then gain empowerment to have the potential to become healing agents in the lives of other family members.

Take a step toward intentionally managing your emotional health by scheduling an appointment with Julia today.

Special areas of interest

• Women’s Issues

• Premarital Counseling

• Marital Counseling

• Relationship Conflicts

• Depression

• Anxiety

• Stress

• Grief/Loss

• Cultural/Family of Origin Issues

• Life Adjustments/Transitions

• Family Conflict

• Codependency 

• Spiritual Issues

• Trauma

• Self Esteem

• Shame