Welcome to Living Balanced & The Private Practice of Julie Kaus
I am a clinical social worker licensed in the State of Maryland with over 20 years of mental health experience. I provide individual and couples counseling for treatment of a broad spectrum of emotional problems including depression, anxiety, personal & spiritual life transition issues, abuse and trauma, grief and loss. I work with adults and older adolescents with an emphasis on women's issues and "a journey to self" approach for all clients. My style of therapy blends many modalities including cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic, stress management, healthy breathing, guided imagery, self inquiry and mindfulness. Additionally, I offer group and private yoga instruction. Both disciplines incorporate an integrative approach to healing.
In the words of John O'Donohue, poet and scholar, "therapy is about helping people retrieve what has been lost to them; wakening and bringing home their fundamental wholesomeness".
Private Practice Office hours are from Monday - Thursday with day and evening availability by appointment. Insurance and third party reimbursement accepted.
BIO
Julie holds a Master's Degree in Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University and Bachelor's of Social Work degree from James Madison University. She has worked in a variety of mental health settings including inpatient, community mental health, eldercare and outpatient since 1986.
LIVING BALANCED YOGA & WELLNESS EDUCATION
Julie has been practicing yoga since 2001 and teaching Yoga since 2003. Her classes combine yoga philosophy & insights to create a safe environment within which to explore and grow physically, emotionally and spiritually. She has studied with numerous teachers and has a special interest in areas of woman's health and using yoga to manage moods, bring the body & mind back into balance and promote healing.
Julie is a Registered Yoga Teacher through YogaAlliance at the 200 hr level and has over 400 hrs of training and independent study. She recently completed Sierra Bender Wholistic Yoga Therapy Teacher Training. This style of Yoga is a unique "concept to wholistic fitness, health & healing that empowers women to break through to new levels of fitness - spiritually, mentally, emotionally and physically. This style of Yoga goes beyond physical postures and enters into the full realm of women's traditional healing. It is the interface that weaves together modern and wholistic medicine with indigenous teachings of Mother Earth consciousness. It introduces wisdom about women's anatomy, the body's intelligence and energetic systems that is not taught in a typical yoga class.
In Wholistic Yoga, you will receive tools to prevent illness, access your inner strength, face your fears and change your outlook by creating new choices. You will achieve a feeling of overall peace, worthiness, self-respect and the courage to move through life's challenges while releasing past hurts and fears."
Wellness Education consists of personal assessments to create a yoga practice and guidelines for healthy living that encourage accessing our innate wisdom and creative energies to maximize healing.
Julie is a member in good standing of the following organizations:
National Association of Social Workers Academy of Certified Social Workers International Association of Yoga Therapists
and has completed training as a Life Force Practioner Level I with Amy Weintraub
Julie leads retreats & workshops for women including:
Yoga for Your Moods - how to use yoga to manage depression & anxiety Yoga for Your Changing Moons - how to use yoga to manage perimenopause & menopausal sx Introduction to Goddess Yoga Yoga in the Woods - Hiking and Yoga outside Seasonal Weekend Yoga Retreats
I am a clinical social worker licensed in the State of Maryland with over 20 years of mental health experience. I provide individual and couples counseling for treatment of a broad spectrum of emotional problems including depression, anxiety, personal & spiritual life transition issues, abuse and trauma, grief and loss. I work with adults and older adolescents with an emphasis on women's issues and "a journey to self" approach for all clients. My style of therapy blends many modalities including cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic, stress management, healthy breathing, guided imagery, self inquiry and mindfulness. Additionally, I offer group and private yoga instruction. Both disciplines incorporate an integrative approach to healing. 
