Julie Nixon

There's a kind of anxiety that never fully quiets down, and a kind of grief that doesn't soften on its own timeline, and if that's where you are right now, you don't have to sort through it by yourself. I work with adolescents and adults who are carrying exactly that: anxiety, grief, relationship strain, or a season of life that has left them unsure what comes next. I spent eight years alongside people in some of the hardest moments life offers, including psychiatric settings and work with individuals in the justice system, and before that, sixteen years as a music teacher, which taught me how to meet someone at their own pace rather than mine.

We start from wherever you are, not from where a theory says you should be, and we build from there together. I work especially closely with people navigating anxiety and grief, and what we're aiming for isn't a quick fix, it's a clearer sense of your own strengths and the direction that actually makes sense for your life. I believe you already carry a lot of the answers inside you, and my job is to help you find them, not hand you a script. This tends to work best for people who want a steady, respectful partner in the process rather than someone directing it from the outside.

In our first session, I mostly want to listen, where things feel stuck, how long they've felt that way, and what you're hoping might shift. We won't rush toward solutions right away. Most people leave that first hour feeling a little lighter, just from having said it out loud, and a bit clearer on what direction feels right. You don't need to have it figured out before you reach out, that's what our first conversation is for.