Integrative Healing for Mind & Body

Individual EMDR Therapy

Individual Therapy: Restore Safety, Reclaim Connection

Through a neuro-informed lens integrating Polyvagal Theory, somatic therapy, and EMDR, Julie creates a comprehensive path for healing. Her approach honors the profound connection between mind and body, helping clients restore their natural capacity for safety, connection, and well-being.

Areas of Specialty

Julie works with adults experiencing:

Anxiety, stress, and depression
PTSD and complex trauma
Obsessive Compulsive Disorders (OCD)
Grief and loss
Menopause and midlife transitions
Women navigating identity shifts and life changes
Chronic illness and pain
Vicarious trauma (especially in healthcare professionals)

Your Healing Journey

As a Polyvagal Specialist and integrative EMDR therapist, Julie brings a sophisticated understanding of the nervous system's role in healing trauma and stress. She provides a compassionate, non-judgmental space where clients can explore their experiences while developing practical tools for nervous system regulation and resilience.

Therapeutic Approaches

EMDR Therapy and Parts Work
EMDR addresses past experiences, present challenges, and future possibilities. Julie uniquely integrates this powerful modality with mindful movement, somatic awareness, and ego states therapy. Through understanding and working with different parts of self, clients discover that past events don't have to continue controlling their present or future experiences.

FLASH Technique

This innovative approach, evolved from EMDR, supports rapid resolution of severe traumatic disturbances. Particularly effective for healthcare professionals and those experiencing ongoing or vicarious trauma, FLASH integrates seamlessly with other therapeutic approaches for comprehensive healing.

Nature-Based Healing
Through Morning Altars and ecotheraplay, Julie offers unique pathways for processing major life transitions, trauma, and grief. These mindful practices help clients discover beauty amid deep pain, creating sacred space for transformation and renewal.

Parts Work and Ego States Therapy
Julie integrates parts work and ego states therapy to help clients understand and heal different aspects of themselves. This approach is particularly effective for complex trauma, inner conflict resolution, and developing a more compassionate relationship with all parts of self.

Flexible Healing Paths
Whether you're seeking traditional weekly sessions or concentrated healing through EMDR Intensives, Julie offers personalized approaches to support your journey. Each path can be tailored to your unique needs, circumstances, and healing goals.

Services & Availability

Standard Session (45-50 minutes): $175
Private Pay Only (Insurance not accepted)
FSA, HSA accepted; Superbill available
Adults age 18 and older
In-person and teletherapy options
Teletherapy available throughout California

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What is Polyvagal Theory?

Understanding Your Nervous System: A Path to Healing

As a Polyvagal Specialist, Julie helps clients understand how their nervous system shapes their experiences and responses to stress and trauma. Developed by Dr. Stephen Porges, Polyvagal Theory provides a scientific framework for understanding our body's automatic responses to safety and danger. This understanding creates a practical roadmap for healing that honors both mind and body.

Through this lens, clients learn to:

Recognize their nervous system patterns
Develop skills for nervous system regulation
Build capacity for safety and connection
Access their natural resilience
Create sustainable paths for healing

Julie integrates this neuro-informed approach with somatic awareness, mindful movement, and trauma-informed practices to support lasting transformation. By understanding the role of the vagal nerve system in well-being, clients discover new possibilities for healing and growth.

> More information about Polyvagal Theory from the Polyvagal Institute

What is EMDR Therapy?

Understanding EMDR Therapy

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a powerful therapeutic approach that addresses the impact of past experiences on present-day life. This evidence-based therapy helps rewire the brain's response to difficult memories, creating new neural pathways for healing. Through EMDR, clients discover they can move beyond past events that have been controlling their present experiences, opening new possibilities for their future.

Julie integrates EMDR with somatic awareness and nervous system regulation, creating a comprehensive approach that honors both mind and body. This therapy has shown remarkable effectiveness in treating trauma, anxiety, depression, and other stress-related conditions.

The FLASH Technique

As anevolution of EMDR, the FLASH Technique offers a gentle yet powerful path for processing severely disturbing memories and experiences. This innovative approach often allows for rapid resolution of traumatic material with minimal distress. FLASH has shown particular effectiveness for healthcare professionals and individuals experiencing vicarious trauma or ongoing stress responses.

What is Somatic Therapy?

Somatic Therapy: Healing Through Mind-Body Connection

Somatic therapy recognizes that our experiences, especially trauma, are stored not just in our minds but in our bodies. This gentle yet profound approach integrates nervous system regulation with mindful awareness to help release stored patterns and create new pathways for healing.

Through a combination of movement, breathwork, and guided awareness, Julie helps clients:

Develop a compassionate relationship with their body
Recognize and understand body-based signals
Build practical tools for nervous system regulation
Access their natural capacity for healing
Create sustainable patterns of well-being

This approach is particularly powerful when integrated with EMDR and polyvagal-informed practices, offering a comprehensive framework for transformation. By learning to listen to and work with the body's wisdom, clients discover new possibilities for healing and growth.

Transform Through Mind-Body Integration