Psychotherapy for Children, Teens, and Adults
Specializing in Anxiety, OCD, and Divorce & Family Transitions
About Julia
Julia Gallucci, LMFT, provides compassionate therapeutic support across all ages, specializing in young children, teens, and parents. She has extensive experience treating anxiety and OCD, supporting neurodivergent clients, and helping children navigate the challenges of parental separation and divorce.
Julia provides Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), the gold-standard treatment for OCD, and works with both youth and adults struggling with intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors.
Before becoming a therapist, Julia spent over two decades working in primatology and primate behavior research, including work with chimpanzees in sanctuary settings. Studying primate social groups deepened her understanding of nonverbal communication, nervous system regulation, and the ways relationships shape behavior. This background informs how she understands attachment, co-regulation, and the deeply social nature of human learning and development.
Julia welcomes referrals from therapists seeking specialized treatment for OCD or support for children navigating anxiety and family transitions.
MA in Clinical Psychology, Antioch University Los Angeles, 2020
MS in Experimental Psychology, Central Washington University, 2007
License #136882 - State of California
Specialties
OCD and Intrusive Thoughts
Treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder using Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). Support for intrusive thoughts, compulsive behaviors, and anxiety patterns such as moral scrupulosity, harm fears, symmetry OCD, and health anxiety.
Anxiety in Children and Teens
Support for children and adolescents experiencing anxiety, including social anxiety, school avoidance, and perfectionism. Therapy helps young people build emotional regulation skills and confidence in navigating challenges.
Children Navigating Divorce and Family Transitions
Support for children coping with divorce, high-conflict co-parenting dynamics, and other major family changes. Therapy provides a stable space for children to process their experiences and develop resilience during periods of transition.
Neurodivergent Children and Families
Support for autistic and ADHD children and their families. Therapy focuses on emotional regulation, identity development, and helping families better understand and support neurodivergent ways of thinking and experiencing the world.
Therapeutic Approaches
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
The gold-standard treatment for OCD and phobias involving gradual exposure to feared situations
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Understanding how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact, and developing practical strategies to shift patterns that contribute to anxiety and distress
Attachment-based therapy
An integrative, developmentally-informed approach grounded in attachment theory and relational psychotherapy
Child-centered play therapy
Play as children's natural language to process emotions and experiences in a supportive, non-directive environment
Family therapy
Improving communication, resolving conflicts, and strengthening family relationships
In-person and remote options
My office is conveniently located in Atwater Village in Los Angeles. I offer telehealth options for teens and adults.
Endorsements
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![Aurisha Smolarski, LMFT]()
“Julia does fantastic work with kids. With compassion and understanding she creates a safe environment where kids feel secure to express themselves freely. I highly recommend her for anyone seeking expert care and support for their kids and family.”
Aurisha Smolarski, LMFT
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![Kate Jensen, LMFT]()
“Julia is a wonderful person and therapist. Her sensitivity, warmth, humor, and her ability to connect authentically make her an excellent clinician. I highly recommend her for both children and adults.”
Kate Jensen, LMFT
Marriage & Family Therapist -
![Jennifer Jackson, LCSW]()
“Julia brings tremendous warmth and care to her work with clients. She is so creative, compassionate, and thoughtful.”
Jennifer Jackson, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker/Therapist
