Julie Preston Schilling

My approach uses a variety of techniques and tools that increase balance in your life and allow for both psychological and physical movement of unresolved trauma and stuck patterns. These skills also help you deal with hard emotions, tolerate distress and be effective interpersonally. My sessions always include mindfulness or “orienting” practices, which clients can use outside of sessions to find calm on their own. When we are stressed, we can lose our sense of “embodiment,” or a deep connection to what feels right and good. When doing somatic work, I guide you to ask what your body is feeling and telling you, and help you learn to trust these messages. Finding and using the “felt sense,” will be a part of our sessions. This means traveling to the inner awareness of your sensory/energetic/emotional landscape. As a therapist, I invite you to pay attention to the sensations of the present moment, be curious about what these bring to you, and return to your internal knowing. Together we will work on releasing old stories about self, past, and others, and find new ways of looking at patterns and systems. I also use creative tools including imagery, art and movement, if it feels right to you. I have training in a variety of evidence-based, therapeutic modalities, including mindfulness, solution-focused, and somatic-based therapy. I am trauma-informed and LQTBQ+ aware. See my FAQ page for more about these techniques. My clients typically come to see me weekly so they have consistent support. Specific recent trainings: Somatic Experiencing International - Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, The National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine - Treating Trauma Master Series, Making Mindfulness Work, Expert Strategies for Working with Anxiety; PESI - IFS Immersion: Integrating Internal Family Systems (IFS) Across Clinical Applications, Certified Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Professional Training, Peter Levine’s Somatic Experiencing, Step by Step; The Center for Self-Leadership - IFS Online Circle, Foundations of the IFS Model.