Julie Hanson she/her

I work with couples stuck in painful cycles and individuals who need approaches beyond traditional talk therapy.

Couples: Same fights on repeat. Emotional distance. Betrayal you can't get past. Constant tension. Maybe one of you pursues while the other withdraws. Maybe you're both so defended you can't find the vulnerability underneath. 

The patterns you're stuck in didn't start with your partner—they started with what you each learned about relationships, protection, and worth long before you met. I help you see how you're both trying to protect yourselves in ways that end up hurting each other, and learn to communicate from a different place—one that's honest, vulnerable, and actually builds connection instead of tearing it down. 

We work on resolving conflict without wounding each other, navigating the roles and expectations that shift as life changes, and getting underneath the reactive patterns to access the relationship you both actually want. 

The goal is rebuilding connection and safety—so you can stop defending and start actually showing up for each other.

Relationship Therapy Intensives: 90-minute sessions, half-day, or full-day formats available for couples ready for concentrated work.

Individuals: When talking about it isn't enough, I offer two specialized approaches that work at a deeper level—accessing the parts of your brain where trauma and survival responses actually live:

Brainspotting: Trauma doesn't just live in your thoughts—it gets stored in your body and the deep parts of your brain that process threat and safety automatically. That's why you can understand what happened to you and still feel it in your chest, your stomach, your shoulders. Brainspotting works through your brain-body connection to access this subcortical processing—the deeper brain structures where trauma is held. Rather than relying on retelling the story, Brainspotting works by identifying a relevant "brainspot" in your field of vision that connects with where emotional memory is stored. Combined with a safe, attuned presence, this method allows your system to process and release stuck material naturally. It helps your nervous system finally release what it's been carrying, especially when you feel "stuck" in talk therapy or when you can feel something in your body but talking about it hasn't been enough.

Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP): Your brain forms pathways based on repeated experiences—like deep grooves that become your default mode network. Depression, anxiety, and trauma can create pathways that keep you stuck in the same patterns, even when you desperately want to change. KAP creates neuroplasticity—temporary windows where your brain becomes more flexible and can form new pathways. Instead of staying stuck in loops of rumination, fear, or shutdown, your brain gets the chance to reorganize around safety, connection, and healing. In a structured, supportive setting, ketamine helps quiet mental noise and open pathways to insight, healing, and emotional release. I offer KAP as a deeply integrative process—starting with preparation and followed by body- and mindfulness-based integration to help insights become lasting change. It's designed for treatment-resistant depression, chronic anxiety, relational trauma, and patterns that insight alone hasn't shifted.

Integration: Breakthroughs feel amazing—and they fade if we don't do the work to make them stick. Integration is how we turn temporary shifts into permanent change. Think of it like this: your nervous system has been running the same programs for years, maybe decades. A powerful session—whether Brainspotting, KAP, or couples work—disrupts those old programs and shows your system something new is possible. But your brain needs repetition and practice to make new pathways stronger than the old ones. Integration is that practice. We work together to anchor new experiences into your body through somatic practices, into your relationships through new ways of communicating and connecting, and into your daily life through concrete behavioral shifts. We're literally rewiring your nervous system—and that takes intention, time, and skilled support. The goal isn't just to feel better in session. It's to have your life actually be different when you walk out the door.

Additional Approaches I Draw From:

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): I offer practical, evidence-based skills for navigating intense emotions, building self-awareness, and improving relationships. Whether we're exploring mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, or interpersonal effectiveness, these tools help you feel more grounded and empowered in your everyday life.

Yoga-Informed and Mindfulness-Based Therapy: As a certified yoga therapist (RYT-500), I bring a trauma-informed understanding of movement, breath, and mindfulness into the therapy room. You won't be asked to move or access your body in any particular way—but if you're open to it, we can explore practices that gently support your nervous system and deepen your sense of safety and self-trust. These tools can be especially powerful for supporting emotional work and creating space for new patterns to emerge.