About Juliana
Juliana is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) with graduate certification in Educational Psychology.
Juliana has worked for over seven years with children, teenagers, and adults who are experiencing mental health challenges, aiding their development of social skills, emotional regulation, positive self-esteem and self-efficacy. She has particular experience working alongside youth and their families and supporting them in their experience of learning challenges, cognitive disabilities, as well as special needs. Juliana can involves the family by promoting awareness, supporting parents, and using the alliance between family, child and therapist to create positive outcomes. She has expertise in assisting clients develop relaxation skills, impulse control, social skills, and emotional coping skills.
Juliana believes in a collaborative, anti-oppressive, trauma-informed and nonjudgemental therapeutic approach, working to honour the client’s autonomy and incorporate practices that align with their experiences. She has experience supporting clients from different backgrounds and cultures, respecting their beliefs, and using a multicultural lens and cultural humility to anchor her approach.
Juliana has an empathetic and warm style to create a safe space within the therapeutic relationship so that the client can open up and develop new strategies to cope with difficult emotions and relationships. In addition, Juliana includes play and ludic resources suitable for various developmental stages and abilities to engage with therapeutic treatment. She draws from different modalities, such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Solution Focused Therapy (SFT).
Treatment Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Motivational Interviewing (MI)
- solution Focused Therapy (SFT)
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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