Julia Draper

I offer a warm, compassionate space for clients to explore inner struggles in order to achieve a fuller life. I believe in the importance of working through difficult early and current life experiences as a means to shift the story that we tell ourselves into a more empowering narrative. Clients find my acceptance, kindness and humor draws them into a journey towards change. I graduated from the counseling psychology program through The Family Institute at Northwestern University where I received intensive training in psychodynamic and trauma-informed therapy. My practice has evolved to incorporate eclectic methods of working towards change by including techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and systemic therapy. I received advanced training in Child-Parent Psychotherapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. In addition, I have completed a Fellowship program at Womencare Counseling Center focused on advanced training in trauma informed