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 Julie is a Marriage, Family and Child Counselor, licensed in California
since Jan. 1999. She has private therapy practices in Grass Valley.
She specializes in treating depression, eating and body image issues,
and relationship
conflicts. Although her approach is usually cognitive-behavioral,
she has trained in other disciplines in psychology and uses them
when appropriate. She works with couples, individuals and groups
of all ages.
Education
Julie completed her B.A. in Psychology and her M.A. in Psychology
with an emphasis in Counseling Psychology in January, 1996 at California
State University,
Sacramento (CSUS). There she received the 1994 Andre Award for best
student publication and presented her masters thesis titled Exploring
the Relationship of Eating Disorders, Body Image, Family Environment
and Locus of Control.
Training
Julie interned at a variety of settings from 1992 to 1999. These include,
psychological counselor at CSUS student health center; middle school
counselor, U.C. Davis Medical Center, Pediatrics division-Child Protection
Center; and
as a counselor for both community and county mental health clinics.
She did crisis intervention for Nevada County Behavioral Health for
over five years and has received training in both critical incident
debriefing and the
Psychology of Disasters at U. C. Berkley. She was President of the
Nevada County
Chapter
of California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists for two
years and served as a board member for several years, assisting other
therapists
in obtaining continuing education.
Philosophy
Life challenges, losses and traumas often result in emotional, relationship,
and psychological blocks that interfere with the enjoyment of life.
With the help of a psychological counselor, many of these issues
can be reduced or eliminated in just a few sessions. In therapy,
individuals can gain new self-awareness and coping skills that
help them overcome
these blocks. They become aware of destructive patterns in their
lives and begin to see new choices where they once felt stuck. Clients
can apply these new skills and insights to other areas of their lives.
Counseling can also assist people to cope during a hard times or
to achieve personal goals in order to live more fully.
Purpose of CounselingSelf.com (back
to top)
The purpose of this website is to offer online assistance and information
to anyone who could benefit from learning new skills and techniques
for coping with stress, depression, relationship issues or blocks
that keep you from achieving your goals. It is meant to be a starting
point for self-change and for linking with referrals that may help.
CounselingSelf.com is NOT advocating online therapy as a replacement
for traditional one-to-one therapy. It is hoped that the site will
serve as one of the available guides to better living and as a referral
base for those needing further assistance. Congratulations on your
decision to make positive changes in your life.
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