Hi there! My name is Julia (she/her), and I am a master’s level practicum student with a penchant for diving deep into the many complexities of life. Personhood brings with it many non-black-and-white experiences that can sometimes be difficult to navigate on our own, especially when we are required to traverse the metaphorical grey for answers, closure, and (most importantly) healing.

My approach to therapy is grounded in the belief that we all possess capacity for navigating this greyness and finding wholeness; sometimes though, we just need a little help in charting our course. With that, it is my mission to be your co-navigator in your journey toward healing. I offer my experience, curiosity, empathy, and ever-growing knowledge of trauma-informed modalities such as Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) as tools to use along your trek. Through our work together, I hope to help you arrive safe and sound at the life and Self you have always wanted.

While excited to work alongside any individual requiring support, I specialize in working

with adult or adolescent individuals who…

• Struggle with body image and confidence

• Are navigating social, academic, and online stresses

• Are confronted with grief and death

• Have anxiety

• Struggle with OCD

• Face issues surrounding sexuality, sexual identity, and sexual confidence

• Experience spiritual and existential seeking

• Identify as women and who are seeking empowerment

Lastly, my professional experience, while eclectic on paper, has been underpinned by a deep desire to help my fellow humans. Be it through working as a private educator, a behavioural interventionist for neurodivergent youth, being a volunteer at Hospice Calgary, working with disabled individuals, or even being a corporate account manager, I’ve learned that there is nowhere I would rather be than beside someone as they journey toward wellbeing.

My approach to therapy is rooted in a deep respect for our individual capacity to heal.

Because of this, I see my role as helping you untangle the thoughts, emotions, and experiences that get in the way of you living fully and healthily, whatever that may look like to you. Ultimately, my goal is to help set the stage so that you can play the part you were destined to.

Through a trauma-informed lens, our work will involve a holistic approach to your wellbeing wherein we seek to understand not only your psychology, but your whole self!

We are far more than just heads on a stick; we are bodies, minds, hearts, and souls. My approach thus incorporates elements of IFS, DBT, mindfulness, somatic work, and CBT.

I offer in-person, virtual, and Walk and Talk therapy for those who enjoy being out in nature.

• Practicum student in the City University Masters of Counselling Psychology program

• C-DBT Certification: Practical Clinical Application or Trauma, Comorbidities, Addiction. PESI Canada.

• Complete IFS Therapy Immersion: Integrating the IFS Model Across Clinical Applications. PESI Canada.

• Complex Trauma Certification Training: Interventions from EMDR, Parts Work, CPT, and Polyvagal Therapy. PESI Canada