Is pleased to be working at New Chapter Recovery as an Admission Counselor and Group Counselor Intern.  She received her Bachelor of Fine Art degree in 2013 and will receive her master’s degree from the Mental Health Counseling with Specialization in Art Therapy program at the end of 2024.  “I have always had a passion for making art with people,” she reflected recently.  Julia has over a decade of experience administering art programs and guiding adults that have developmental and intellectual disabilities on art and creative projects, oftentimes utilizing the third hand technique and other adaptive methods.  She found that she was interested in the positive effect art programming had on those she worked with and began to take psychology courses as prerequisites for the master’s degree program.  Her vast experiences have given her the opportunity to treat traumatic brain injury (TBI) clients with cognitive rehabilitation therapy (CRT), at-risk youth and adolescence in intensive outpatient programs (IOP) and partial hospitalization programs (PHP) with dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and utilize social work and group counseling skills with drug and alcohol detox and rehabilitation clients.  At New Chapter she is known to integrate her art therapy expertise into psychoeducational and process groups, adding additional engagement of the mind, body, and spirit in the therapeutic progression.

When she is not studying or fulfilling her professional responsibilities, Julia enjoys spending time with cherished family and friends, and engaging in her many hobbies.  She enjoys reading, writing, visiting museums, attending concerts, hiking, swimming, photography, art, traveling, bible study, and volunteering at her church.