Julia Meehan received her master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling as well as her bachelors in sociology at The College of New Jersey. She has experience working in various levels of treatment including inpatient, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient. Julia has worked with clients of all ages from children/adolescents to seniors. She utilizes concepts and skills from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and mindfulness based practices.
Julia’s clinical interests lie in treating anxiety, depression, substance use, trauma, difficult relationships, perfectionism, eating disordered behaviors, and managing chronic pain/ illness. In addition, Julia feels passionate about group work and has created/ led groups focusing on body image and medical trauma. Due to her leadership and dedication to her work The College of New Jersey presented her with the 2020 Erica Pluta Diamond Award. Julias approach is integrative and direct, tailoring treatment to meet the collaboratively-defined goals and needs. She incorporates warmth, genuineness, and humor into her work, aiming to create a space where diverse client systems feel comfortable.
Whether you are familiar with the process of finding the right therapist, or if this is your first time seeking the help of a professional, I’m glad you have come to my page. I understand how difficult it can be to find “the right fit” . To help with your process I want to tell you a little about me. In addition to my role as therapist I am a daughter, sister, aunt, and friend.
I love spending time with my support system… even if it’s just getting lost in the aisles of target or watching my much younger brother play football on Friday nights. As a jersey girl I love taking trips to the shore specifically LBI. After work I often watch movies or documentaries while working on jigsaw puzzles to unwind. To end I have to give a shout out to my biggest stress reliever my yellow lab Ralph.
