Julie Michaelson, LCSW, PsyD

Hello and welcome. In practicing psychotherapy for over 25 years I have placed great value on offering an empathic safe space and secure therapeutic relationship for patients to feel seen, heard, and deeply understood. The specific nature of the therapy relationship allows for all aspects of the self to feel welcomed and accepted, the space to process complex life experiences, a safe resting place for the expression of emotions, and ultimately to find healing and freedom from deeply held emotional, psychological, and relational wounds.

Hello and welcome~ Please see my website: https://www.juliemichaelsontherapy.com
Individuals who tend to seek treatment from me are often looking for a confidential space and accepting environment to heal deeply personal and relational issues that have been a source of emotional pain. This process allows opportunity to work through relational betrayal and losses whether that be familial, romantic, friendship or work related. Feelings of self doubt, confusion, loneliness, sadness, depression, anxiety, self esteem and early childhood trauma and attachment challenges that have been either life-long or situational can find healing.

My psychotherapy approach is informed from a developmental, relational and intersubjective psychoanalytic frame of reference that allows for mutual exploration, insight/awareness and working through emotions, relational patterns, and other areas of concern.

In addition to psychoanalysis, and general psychotherapy, I offer insight oriented mindfulness meditation practice as a means to feel more emotionally present and connected to the self, body and mind, and more connected to life in general so as to strengthen living fully in the present moment.

As a trauma informed therapist I integrate somatically informed treatment as well as dialectical behavioral skills with psychodynamic and relationally focused psychoanalytic talk therapy.