Julie Hjelm is a dedicated marriage and family therapist with a Master's degree and licenses as an LMFT and LMHC. She believes that individuals and couples can discover new strategies for navigating life's stressors. Utilizing a family systems and trauma-focused approach, Julie guides her clients in exploring healthier methods of interaction with themselves and others, including friends, family, and workplace colleagues. Recognizing relationship patterns is a pivotal step in her process, facilitating improved communication and deeper interpersonal connections. With extensive experience working alongside employees from high-profile companies such as Amazon.com, Microsoft, and Google, as well as executives from various high-tech and startup environments, Julie adeptly helps clients manage workplace expectations while fostering a balanced and healthy home life. She provides therapy for a range of issues, including Anger, Anxiety, High Functioning Autism (Asperger's Syndrome), Social Awkwardness, Lack of Focus, Hyper-Awareness, and Understanding and Expressing Emotions. Julie is committed to client-centered, outcome-based, and brief therapeutic interventions. Her qualifications include a PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy, recognition as an AAMFT Clinical Fellow, membership in the AAMFT Superior Delta Kappa (International Marriage and Family Therapy Honor Society), and certification as a STEP (Systematic Training for Effective Parenting) Educator. Additionally, her specialized training encompasses Bowen Family Systems Therapy and Trauma-Focused CBT.