Dr. Julia Johnston

I am a clinical psychologist and practice owner at Adaptive Health Psychology. I am deeply passionate about supporting children, adolescents, and young adults through evidence-based interventions to enhance coping, emotion regulation skills, reduce distress, and improve quality of life. Common concerns I treat include anxiety, depression, ADHD, life stressors, disruptive behaviors in young children, chronic pain, adjustment difficulties, and coping with chronic medical conditions. I have advanced training supporting youth with chronic or complex medical conditions.

My approach to therapy is grounded in science, guided by compassion, and trauma-informed. Families should feel supported with warmth and challenged to learn new skills. My therapeutic approach includes evidence based skills from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), behavioral interventions, skills from dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), mindfulness, and parent management training. Youth should feel safe, supported, and hopeful about improving their life.

Our first session is dedicated to better understanding my client - their strengths, current concerns, goals for therapy, and past experiences. My intakes comprehensively assess medical, psychological, and social functioning and help inform a treatment plan. My goal is for every client to leave sessions feeling supported, equipped with practical tools, and steadily moving toward greater emotional well-being.