I am a licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in providing evidence-based treatments for trauma, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, and other conditions related to stress and life transitions. I am a firm believer in the body's innate ability to heal. I work from a holistic approach, integrating mind, body, and behavior to promote mental and physical wellbeing. 

I embrace the inherent value of multicultural sensitivity and diversity. I believe that every individual’s unique background and experiences shape their worldview and impact their mental well-being. I am committed to creating a safe and inclusive space where individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, and religious beliefs feel heard, understood, and respected. I honor the richness of diversity and work collaboratively with my clients to navigate their unique challenges, embracing identities and cultural contexts as essential components of their therapeutic journey.

Credentials

Dr. Julie (CA License #28537) completed her undergraduate degree at University of California, Santa Cruz. She received her Ph.D. from Palo Alto University where her research focused upon providing innovative services for the prevention of chronic PTSD in recent trauma survivors. She worked with both civilian and military trauma survivors at various stages in their post-trauma recovery. She completed her predoctoral internship at the Bay Pines VA in Florida where she received extensive training in PTSD and co-occurring conditions including depression, addiction, insomnia, and chronic pain while working with veterans from all war eras in residential trauma and substance use programs and outpatient chronic pain and primary care clinics. She then completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the Salt Lake City VA in their outpatient PTSD clinic where she received speciality training in providing evidence-based treatments for PTSD, traumatic brain injury, and post-deployment readjustment for veterans and their family members. She worked for many years as a staff psychologist at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System in their outpatient PTSD clinic providing individual, couples, and group therapy to veterans from all eras experiencing PTSD and other co-occurring conditions related to either combat or civilian traumas.