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".
Office hours are from Tuesday - Friday with day and evening availability by appointment. Insurance and third party reimbursement accepted.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Office phone # is 301-695-8646 or cell # 240-446-8442 E-Mail address: julie@livingbalanced.org or kausja@aol.com
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
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. She recently completed Goddess Yoga Teacher Training. Goddess 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. Goddess 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 Goddess 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."
Benefits of Goddess Yoga:
Re-define fitness, beauty and power Learn to exude a powerful presence & personify a new attitude Reclaim, restore and rejoice in your sensuality & feminine essence Be inspired to heal spiritually, mentally, emotionally and physically Release pent up emotions & sweat stress away Lose weight and strengthen your core Eliminate unhealthy thought patterns and beliefs that no longer serve you Strengthen your immune system Trust, listen and follow your body's intelligence Learn how to achieve balance between giving and receiving Understand how to stand in your feminine essence with power & purpose
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
UPCOMING EVENTS!
YOGA FOR YOUR MOODS
ANANDA SHALA YOGA STUDIO 34 S. MARKET ST, FREDERICK
