PSYCHOTHERAPY
I'm Julia Willinger, a Los Angeles based Psychotherapist (LMFT 141685) offering individual and relationship counseling in East Los Angeles and online. I work with adults, young adults, teens, and relational groups, including bands, siblings, roommates, friends, couples, and organizations.
FOCUS:
(Who I Work With / What Brings People In)
Life Transitions
Heartbreak + Relationship Changes
Couples + Relational Challenges
Attachment Patterns + Codependency
People-Pleasers + Empaths
Creative Blocks + Creative Identity
Meaning, Purpose + Spiritual Exploration
Self-Trust + Self-Compassion
Mind-Body Connection
Parts Work
Daytime + Evening Sessions
SPECIALTIES: (Areas of Expertise + Modalities)
Internal Family Systems (IFS)–Informed Therapy
Shadow Work
Bands + Relationships (Siblings, Friends, Roommates, Families, Couples, Co-workers, etc.)
Dream Work + Unconscious Exploration
Psychedelic Integration
Trauma + Attachment Wounds
Relational Dynamics + Interpersonal Patterns
Somatic + Embodiment Practices
Mindfulness + Buddhism
Existential + Meaning-Making
Creativity + Artists + Entertainment + Freelancers
Neurodivergence
Spirituality + Soul Work
Culturally Responsive + LGBTQIA+ Affirming Car
MORE ABOUT MY PRACTICE:
My work integrates IFS, trauma-informed care, Buddhism, embodiment, depth psychology, interpersonal neurobiology, gestalt, and relational therapy. My graduate research explored how culture, family, and genetics shape the nervous system, identity, and worldview.
Before becoming a therapist I spent years working inside the music industry, which means I understand the emotional and relational dynamics of creative fields from the inside, not just clinically. I take a holistic, harm-reduction approach and often incorporate psycho-education, grounding practices, meditation, and nervous-system skills to support lasting change.
Much of my work lives in what's beneath the surface: the relational patterns, the parts seeking attention, the wounds that keep repeating. Using a depth-oriented and IFS approach, we will build self-awareness and compassion, while working through anxiety, trauma, creative blocks, relationship challenges, and life transitions. I view pivotal turning points not as crises but as invitations for self-understanding and growth.
My practice is culturally responsive, body- and sex-positive, and LGBTQIA+ affirming. I am committed to ongoing learning and self-reflection so I can support clients from diverse backgrounds with humility and care.
I offer in-person sessions in Los Feliz/Silverlake and Pasadena, CA, and online throughout California.
I work with introspective, deep feelers, many who have long felt "too much" or "too sensitive," and ready to live with more alignment, meaning, and connection. I often support creatives, artists, therapists, neurodivergent folks, and those exploring career, purpose, and relationships.
JULIA”S CERTIFICATIONS, TRAINING, + EDUCATION
PSYCHOTHERAPY
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IFS Level 2 (IFIO)
IFS Institute
IFS Self-Led Guiding: IFS Intro for Medicine Facilitators
Michelle Glass
Dedicated Practitioner Program Spirit Rock (2026-2028)
Eightfold Path Yearlong Program Insight Meditation Center (2025-2026)
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Buddhist Psychology Training Spirit Rock
Eightfold Path Yearlong Program Insight Meditation Center (2025-2026)
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Buddhism Yearlong Program InsightLA
Monthly IFS Consultation
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IFS Level 1 IFS Institute
Psychedelic Support Training on Ketamine: Therapeutic Applications, Clinical Research, & Neural Mechanisms Psychedelic Support
IFS-Informed Coaching Peer Development Groups Brian Jaudon
Rachel Ricketts Spiritual Activism Webinar Trainings
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EFT Externship 2022
Advanced Gestalt Training (The Relational Center), Present
Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness Monthly Meetings (David Treleaven)
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IFS Coaching for Self-Leadership 2021
Pacifica Graduate Institute Masters in Counseling with Depth Psychology Emphasis 2021
Relational Center Gestalt + Advanced Gestalt Training 2019-2021
Brainspotting Phase 1 Certification 2021
ACT for beginners 2021 (Training)
DBT skills 2021 (Training)
Wisdom 2.0 2021 (Seminar)
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Unpacking Whiteness Group + Training at The Relational Center 2020
Ally Bogard Meditation Training 2020 (10 Hour)
Embodied Yoga Summit and Embodied Social Justice Conference 2020-2021
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute Webinar and The Relational Nature of Shame: A Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Perspective 2020
Dan Siegel PEPP MWE Gathering 2020
MINDFULNESS + MEDITATION
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Loving Awareness Commuter Retreat at Spirit Rock (2019)
Solstice Insight Meditation Retreat at Spirit Rock (2019)
Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB): Timeless Wisdom, Timely Action (LLI, 2019)
The Art & Science of Living With Presence & Connection (Lifespan Learning Institute, 2019)
Trauma Sensitive Training (The Relational Center, 2019)
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Karme Choling Weekthün 7-day retreat with Ethan Nichtern (2018)
Mindfulness & Self-Compassion (MSC) 5-Day Intensive with Kristin Neff, PhD (2018)
Herbalism course (Love is Juniper, 2018)
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Weeklong Yoga Deep Retreat Trainings with Heather Lilleston (2016 & 2017)
200-hour Meditation Teacher Training (The Interdependence Project, 2017)
Adult Yoga Teacher RYT200 (Yoga Shanti, 2017)
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Kids Yoga Teacher RCYT95 (Bent on Learning, 2016)
Certificate in Sustainable Happiness (Nalanda Institute, 2016)