Julia Wellons

Howdy!

My name is Julia and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia and a Nationally Certified Counselor.

I believe that healing begins with feeling genuinely seen, heard, and understood. As a counselor and clinical supervisor, I am passionate about creating a warm, welcoming space. Meaningful healing happens through genuine human connection, and I strive to create a space where clients and developing clinicians alike feel comfortable showing up exactly as they are.

With a down-to-earth approach, I primarily work alongside adults presenting with anxiety; depression; trauma; relational issues; life transitions; stress or burnout, and low self-worth. I emphasize attunement and empathy, connection and curiosity, "deeper" emotional processing, and providing practical skills for lifelong learning. I utilize a diverse toolbox for this, including EMDR, ACT, DBT, and somatic work. As an attachment therapist, I love a bit of psychoanalysis and psychoeducation too! To me, it's all about vulnerable and transformative moments.

Ultimately, I am just one human attempting to hold space for other humans in this wild world. This is my first goal in working with the next gen of therapists! As a supervisor, I value helping emerging clinicians figure out who they are--personally and professionally-- and how that shapes their clinical work. I view this relationship as collaborative, and I especially enjoy helping folks build confidence in their voice, strengthen their clinical skills, and develop meaningful connections with the people they serve.

Thanks for reading!