Julie is ILC's resident equine therapist. Her work with clients centers on aiding individuals coping with anxiety, PTSD, depression, sexual abuse, unresolved trauma, and grief, as well as addressing marital discord. Additionally, she offers support to recovering addicts and their families. Using equine-assisted therapy and employing a range of evidence-based approaches such as EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma Focused - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Art Therapy, and Mindfulness, Julie works with adults, adolescents, the LGBTQ community, and couples/families.

Julie's clinical superpower is her highly attuned perception and intuition that I use with clients to see them where they are truly, and as they are. I do not plan groups ahead of time, I simply spend time with the clients getting a read for where they are as individuals. Using that information and the information I glean from the herd, I spontaneously structure the group while in the moment in order to best support their experience with the horses. That means every experience, whether it's their first or fifth, is a unique and healing one.