Julia Gallyot, LMFT

Julia Gallyot is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with five years of clinical experience working with people across a range of ages, backgrounds, and life situations. She supports individuals and couples dealing with relationship and intimacy-related concerns, grief, depression, and the stress of major life changes. Julia also focuses on communication problems, feelings of guilt and shame, questions of life purpose, and building greater self-love.

Her approach centers on evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person’s needs, with an emphasis on collaborative work that honors the client as the expert in their own story. Julia believes clients already possess strengths that can be mobilized to address the challenges they face, and she aims to create a supportive space to explore those strengths and possibilities. She emphasizes the courage it takes to seek change and offers guidance and practical support through that process.

Julia is currently accepting clients for short-term therapy only and will begin a hiatus starting in April 2025. Her credential LMFT indicates she is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California, license number CA LMFT 149911.

Evidence-Informed Techniques and Flexible Online Care

Julia uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on both practical skills and emotional understanding. One approach emphasizes cognitive and behavioral skill-building - teaching strategies to identify unhelpful thought patterns, manage mood, and develop coping tools useful for depression, anxiety, and life transitions. Another approach centers on emotion-focused exploration - helping clients name, process, and regulate difficult feelings such as grief, shame, or intimacy-related distress to improve relationships and self-understanding. A third strand prioritizes interpersonal and communication strategies - working on ways to express needs, repair conflicts, and strengthen connections in close relationships.

Finding the right combination of techniques is part of the therapeutic process, and Julia collaborates with each client to determine what best fits their goals, preferences, and circumstances. She frames therapy as a joint effort, adjusting methods as progress and needs evolve.

Online therapy with Julia is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase accessibility and flexibility. These options allow clients to engage in therapy from locations that work for them, fit sessions into busy schedules, and maintain continuity of care during life changes. Note that Julia is currently offering short-term therapy and will take a hiatus beginning in April 2025.