Julie Johnson

More About Julie Johnson

Clinical Interests:

I’m deeply interested in working with adolescents and young adults, especially those navigating identity development, trauma, and life transitions. Having spent years in education, I’ve seen how many students carry heavy burdens without spaces to process them. I’m also drawn to areas like grief, anxiety, and relational issues, as well as multicultural and equity-focused counseling. I want to walk alongside clients as they discover their strengths, reclaim their voices, and find healing in spaces where they feel fully seen.

Clinical Approach:

My clinical approach is rooted in person-centered and feminist theory, with a strong trauma-informed lens. I believe clients are the experts in their own lives, and my role is to create a safe, empowering space where their stories can unfold without judgment. I emphasize authenticity, empathy, and collaboration, while also holding awareness of the broader systems that impact my clients’ lives. Creativity, reflection, and mindfulness are practices I often integrate, whether through dialogue, art, or grounding techniques.

Hobbies:

Yoga and meditation have been threads woven through my life, showing up when I needed them most. They were there in my early years of parenting, grounding me, but they took on an entirely new meaning during the births of my third and fourth sons. Both c-sections left me feeling disconnected and even betrayed by my own body. The trauma of those experiences forced me to reclaim my birth stories in a way I never expected. Yoga and meditation became my way back to self.

On the mat, I learned how to breathe into the parts of myself I thought were broken, how to hold space for my grief and anger, and eventually, how to find compassion for my own body. Meditation taught me to sit with what felt unbearable and trust that healing could come, not all at once but slowly, in layers. Those practices gave me back my body, my story, and a sense of agency I thought I had lost.

Even now, yoga continues to save me. Whether I’m crying out old energy in my teacher’s class, moving through flows outside under the sky, or finding stillness in meditation, it reminds me of my strength and my softness. Kayaking, journaling, and exploring the world with my family bring me that same sense of connection. Movement, breath, words, and love are how I keep piecing myself back together and how I remember who I am.