Welcome
Julia is a licensed Psychotherapist who helps people optimize their wellbeing and build healthy relationships. Julia works with adults who experience career stress, burnout, anxiety, depression, trauma symptoms and relationship issues.
Trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS) by founder Dr. Richard Schwartz, she integrates a trauma-informed, relational approach with a polyvagal lens that emphasizes safety and nervous system healing.
Drawing from both professional training and her own healing journey, Julia brings warmth, compassion, and lived wisdom to her work. She guides clients toward relief, resilience, and authentic self-trust— so they can live with more capacity and connection.
About
Clients often reach out to Julia when life feels off — even if everything looks “fine” on the outside. Others reach out in the midst of a deeper rupture: relationship challenges, burnout, a health crisis, or an emotional unraveling that no longer responds to their usual coping strategies. Despite being capable, successful, and self-aware, they find themselves stuck in patterns that no longer feel fulfilling — or emotionally sustainable. They may notice tension in their relationships, difficulty being present, or a quiet sense of disconnection beneath the surface of a well-managed life.
Therapy becomes a space not just to analyze or fix, but to thoughtfully explore what’s behind these patterns — and to develop a deeper kind of clarity and self-leadership.
Julia guides this exploration with care, structure, and attunement. Together with her clients, she helps uncover the internal systems that drive you — the parts that push, protect, or perform — and works collaboratively to understand what those parts truly need in order to realign. This process isn’t about perfection or diagnosis. It’s about helping you understand your inner world so you can live from it with freedom, precision, and presence.
While the process can carry depth and seriousness, Julia also honors the value of ease, connection, and even lighthearted moments — when they naturally arise and feel supportive.
She specializes in working with clients who are dynamic, self-aware and often carrying a quiet exhaustion — professionally, relationally, or internally. Using Internal Family Systems (IFS) as her core modality, Julia centers her work around compassionate inquiry, nervous system regulation, and relational depth.
Before becoming a therapist, she spent a decade in New York City working at Fortune 500 companies, giving her a nuanced understanding of high-pressure systems and the emotional toll of maintaining outward success.
Therapy with Julia is an intentional investment, and she holds that commitment with care. Outside of sessions, she engages in ongoing clinical training, group and individual supervision, and reflective practice. For Julia, this is not just a profession — it’s a process she deeply values.
If something here feels like it clicks, you’re welcome to book a free 20-minute call with Julia—just a chance to talk and see if it feels like a good fit.
Licensed Psychotherapist, LMHC, LCPC
New York University - M.A. of Psychology
George Washington University - B.A. of Business Administration
Internal Family Systems (IFS) Training led by Dr. Richard Schwartz, founder of IFS
The Sacred Nervous System: A Relational Pathway for Self and IFS
Internal Critics & Challenging Protectors Through the Lens of IFS with Chris Burris
IFS-Informed led by Dr. Richard Schwartz
Credentials
Emotion-Focused Therapy - GETME Gestalt/Experiential Therapy of Maine
IFIO - Cambridge Health Alliance
IFS Therapy for Groups- Cambridge Health Alliance
Holistic Health & Nutrition Certified - Institute of Integrative Nutrition
CBT - Beck Institute of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy led by Judith Beck
Curiosity
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Contact me via the calendar link to schedule a free 20-minute phone consultation. This call is an opportunity for me to understand the type of support you need and for you to get a better sense if you would like to work with me.
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The Internal Family Systems (IFS) model of psychotherapy offers a clear, non-pathologizing, and empowering method of understanding human problems, as well as an innovative and enriching philosophy of practice. IFS has become my preferred therapeutic model because it reaches depth, and change, quickly, but gently, and the positive effects endure over time.
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Our sessions are scheduled for a weekly basis, and once we mutually agree on a session time, that specific time slot will be exclusively reserved for you.
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The length of therapy can vary depending on each person's unique needs and goals. One of the things I love about the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model is that it often facilitates meaningful change more quickly than many other approaches, while still being gentle and respectful of your pace. Some clients may feel significant shifts in just a few sessions, while others may choose to engage in therapy over a longer period to explore deeper layers of healing. Ultimately, the process is tailored to you, ensuring that we move at a pace that feels right and sustainable for your growth.
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Life can feel complicated. Patterns repeat, you get stuck, or you hold yourself back. Sometimes you just want more ease and clarity.
Therapy gives you space to look at yourself with curiosity, uncover blind spots, and make sense of your experiences and relationships.
And if you’re not sure what to expect — that’s completely normal.
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I don’t take insurance, I’m an out-of-network provider. I offer superbills for to you submit to your insurance. Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns you have.
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Call the number on the back of your insurance card and ask the following 4 questions:
Does my plan include “out-of-network” coverage for mental health?
What is my annual deductible for mental health benefits?
What is my co-insurance? (What percentage does the plan cover?)
Is there a limit on the number of sessions my plan will cover per year?
Therapy
Online or over the phone, we meet for about an hour.
Meetings are weekly or bi-weekly. Scheduling is flexible.
Documentation for out-of-network insurance benefits can be provided.
Exhale: A Burnout & Overwhelm
Support Group
Wednesdays, Nov 12 - Dec 10 | 6 - 7:15pm | Online
Tired. Overextended. Rest feels impossible without guilt.
If this sounds like you, you’re not alone. Many women are carrying an invisible load — giving endlessly, holding it all together, and
feeling a kind of exhaustion no amount of caffeine or well-intentioned positive mantras can reach.
Exhale is a small, intimate group where you can pause, be witnessed, and gently return to yourself. Together we’ll soften the overdrive, release rest-guilt and find steadier ground before the holiday season.
(We’ll pause Thanksgiving week (11/26) to honor rest and connection.)
IS THIS GROUP FOR YOU?
This group is designed for women who:
Are living under the weight of chronic fatigue or burnout
Struggle to rest without feeling guilt
Habitually caretake, overfunction, or “show up” at cost
Long to feel seen, heard, and held in their inner experience
Want a guided, compassionate structure — not more to-dos
If you’re unsure whether it fits, feel free to reach out. I’m happy to talk it through with you,
Investment $250 for 4 weeks
Duration 75 minutes per session
Format Online via Zoom
Group size 6-8 women
Schedule Wednesdays, Nov 12 • Nov 19 • Dec 3 • Dec 10 6-7:15pm (pause Nov 26 )
Let’s Connect.
Schedule a consultation call using the calendar link or send an email (juliawykacounseling@gmail.com) and Julia will be in touch shortly.
Resources
Here are a few podcasts that explain therapy in clear and accessible ways. Feel free to check them out if you’d like to learn more.
Community members are welcome to submit their suggestions – send via email.
DEAR GABBY with Dr. Richard Schwartz
The Therapy That Changed My Life — Internal Family Systems
The Rich Roll Podcast with Dr. Richard Schwartz
The Multiplicity of the Mind: A Systems Approach to Healing
Feel Better, Live More with Dr. Richard Schwartz
Dr. Rangan Chatterjee: Internal Family Systems
Give yourself permission to receive support
(if you want to)