Julia Curran

Welcome! I work with adult individuals and couples who have reached a point where the way they have learned to cope no longer fit the life they want to build. I specialize in working with high-achievers, people-pleasers, artists, creatives, and music touring professionals, and people living between two or more cultures. Many of my clients are navigating anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma, grief, burnout, chronic illness, creative blocks, or major life transitions, but are deeply invested in understanding themselves and reconnecting with life. Together, we can explore patterns in your life with curiosity rather than judgment, helping you develop a steadier relationship with yourself so you can move through life and relationships with greater clarity, resilience, and connection.

My unique approach to therapy includes:

• Root Work: Coping skills and tools matter, but they’re only part of the work. Together, we can explore what is actually driving your suffering, so you can make empowered choices and reconnect to your sense of self, purpose, and belonging. I draw on attachment theory, Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), and psychodynamic therapy to trace present struggles to their roots.

• Interpersonal Neurobiology: My approach is different because I integrate evidence-based interpersonal neurobiology into my sessions, drawing on how brain, body, and relationships shape one another. We work not only with your thoughts and stories, but with your nervous system and the relationship patterns you keep running into.

• Mind-body Connection: Together, we work to strengthen your mind-body connection through evidence-based practices including mindfulness and Somatic Experiencing techniques. As you reconnect with yourself and your body, you can feel more empowered, have more agency, and feel more alive and connected to others.

• Compassionate Social Justice Lens: As a social worker, I bring a social justice lens to my work, taking seriously how identity, culture, money, health, and systems of power shape your wellbeing. I value your lived experience as a source of wisdom, and you won’t be pathologized here.

• Sessions in English and French: I offer therapy in both English and French, in-person in Los Angeles and virtually across California. The language you grew up in is sometimes the one where your feelings live, and you’re welcome to move between the two.

Before we begin, I like to conduct a free 15 minute consultation. One of the most important aspects of therapy is the therapeutic relationship between therapist and client, and a consultation allows us to learn about each other and see if we'll be a good fit. In a consultation, I'll ask you about what brings you to therapy, any past experiences in therapy, and what you hope to gain from therapy, and answer any questions you have.

In our first therapy session, we will take time to review your intake paperwork, and I will ask you questions to better understand your experiences, life history, relationships, coping strategies, and strengths. The first session is also where we begin to build rapport and trust to set the foundation of our work together. I value your unique lived experience and knowledge, and see therapy as a collaboration where we work together to understand and unwind patterns that have been driving your struggles so you can make empowered choices and connect more deeply to your authentic self. By addressing the root causes of anxiety, burnout, trauma, and relationship patterns, and by building nervous system regulation through mind-body practices, my clients often develop emotional resilience, self-trust, and healthier, more secure relationships. Over time, many of my clients report feeling more grounded, more empowered, and more alive.

My Headway calendar reflects some times I have for consultations. For therapy sessions, I currently have in-person availability on Mondays and Tuesdays in Highland Park, and virtual availability Wednesday and Thursday mornings and afternoons, and Friday mornings for clients across California.

Beginning therapy and finding a provider is not easy, and I'm glad you're taking this first step. Feel free to reach out with any questions, or to schedule a phone consultation to see if we’d be a good fit.