Julia received her masters in occupational therapy from Boston University in 2012. Since then she has worked in various settings with children and families who have experienced complex trauma. She has loved working in community based mental health, overseeing a therapeutic preschool program, consulting at Head Start and other preschools, and in non-public K-12 schools.

Julia is a graduate and current faculty mentor in the UC Davis-Napa Infant Parent Mental Health Fellowship. Through this fellowship, she is trained in the most current theory and practice regarding early childhood and family focused mental health.

Her goal is to hold a culturally humble and justice-oriented stance in all of her client and training interactions. She has woven her experience as a black woman and cultural humility trainer into all consultations and trainings to highlight the ways that our individual, family, workplace, and community cultures impact the way each of us see and do our work. 

Julia has an extensive amount of certifications and trainings including Bruce Perry’s Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (practitioner & trainer), Cultural Humility Trainer, the Neurosequential Model of Reflection & Supervision, and more!