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Julia Richards

LAC (Licensed Associate Counselor)

Therapist

About Julia Richards

Julia (she/her/hers) is a Licensed Associate Counselor who graduated from TCNJ’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program. She loves working with youth, adolescents, and young adults, especially LGBTQ youth and college students. Julia specializes in helping with anxiety, depression, trauma, suicidal ideation, self-harm and more. Her eclectic approach focuses on meeting clients where they are, using techniques from CBT, Trauma-Focused CBT, narrative therapy, mindfulness, supportive therapy, positive psychology, and DBT. Julia emphasizes validation, active listening, and unconditional positive regard, always highlighting clients’ strengths and growth. She also incorporates feminist theory to consider the social, cultural, and political contexts of her clients’ experiences.

Valuing humor, compassion, and individual strengths, Julia is dedicated to providing a safe, affirming space for clients to explore their identities, meet them where they are, and build resilience

Julia can be found at the following locations:

Specialties:


Insurance Accepted:

  • Sliding Scale Fee
  • Aetna
  • Aetna: Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Aetna: PPO/POS
  • BCBS/Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Cigna/Evernorth
  • Horizon BCBS
  • Self Pay

Therapy Types:

  • Family Therapy
  • Individual Therapy

Therapeutic Approaches:

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Art Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Music Therapy
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
  • Mindfulness-Based Therapy
  • Person-Centered Therapy
  • Play Therapy