Compassionate Psychotherapy for Children, Teens, and Adults
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.
MA in Clinical Psychology, Antioch University Los Angeles, 2020
MS in Experimental Psychology, Central Washington University, 2007
License #136882 - State of California
Specialties
Support for children experiencing high conflict divorce
Helping children cope with loyalty conflicts, emotional stress, and instability from parental disputes
Divorce transition support for parents
Guidance for communicating with children about separation, creating developmentally appropriate custodial schedules, and introducing new partners
Teen/adolescent issues
Support for identity development, peer relationships, academic stress, and emotional regulation
Selective mutism
Specialized treatment using gradual exposure therapy for children who speak in some settings but not others
School refusal
Helping children and families address anxiety and avoidance around attending school
Social anxiety
Support for managing fear and discomfort in social situations and performance situations
Worry and rumination
Help with breaking cycles of repetitive, anxious thoughts and excessive worrying
OCD
Treatment for intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors that feel impossible to control
Neurodivergence support
Affirming care for individuals with autism, ADHD, and other neurological differences
Couple therapy for parents
Helping parents improve communication, align on parenting approaches, and strengthen their relationship to benefit both the couple and their children
Relational trauma
Healing from harmful relationship patterns, attachment wounds, and interpersonal hurt
Grief and loss
Processing death, relationship endings, life changes, and other significant losses
Therapeutic Approaches
Attachment-based therapy
An integrative, developmentally-informed approach grounded in attachment theory and relational psychotherapy
Psychodynamic therapy
Exploring unconscious patterns and past experiences that influence current relationships and behaviors
Child-centered play therapy
Play as children's natural language to process emotions and experiences in a supportive, non-directive environment
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
Specialized treatment for OCD and anxiety involving gradual exposure to feared situations
Family therapy
Improving communication, resolving conflicts, and strengthening family relationships
Sandplay therapy
Creative expression through miniature figures and sand to explore inner experiences
In-person and remote options
My office is conveniently located in Atwater Village in Los Angeles. I also offer telehealth options for teens and adults.
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