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About Julie Anderson Smith

You want to feel whole, connected, and confident in yourself and your relationships. But when trauma, identity struggles, or overwhelming stress take hold, it can leave you feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or questioning your worth. Deep down, you already carry everything you need to heal.

My role is to help you unlock it. 

I’m Julie Anderson Smith (she/her), an Internal Family Systems (IFS) Level 2 trained therapist with nearly two decades of coaching experience walking alongside individuals and couples as they find clarity, healing, and connection. In our work together, you'll discover a safe, compassionate space where every part of you is welcome and where lasting change can take root.

I offer support to LGBTQ+ clients, helping people untangle the pain of religious trauma, and guide couples and families to break free from painful cycles and reconnect in meaningful ways. Whether we meet virtually or in person (with River, my Golden Retriever therapy dog, by our side), you'll have a steady guide as you rediscover your true Self, the aspect of you that already knows how to live with wisdom and compassion. 

Healing doesn’t mean silencing parts of who you are. It means embracing them and finding the wholeness that is already within you. Together, we'll chart the path toward deeper connection—with yourself, with others, and with what matters most. 

Let’s begin this journey together.

Meet River

You already carry the wisdom and strength you need to heal. River, my certified therapy dog, is simply here to walk alongside you—offering calm, comfort, and connection as you access the resilience already within you.

Inspirational Quotes

We cultivate love when we allow our most vulnerable and powerful selves to be deeply seen and known.

-Brené Brown

“To be human is to become visible while carrying what is hidden as a gift to others” 

- David Whyte

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. 

-Martin Luther King, Jr.

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we have been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." 

-Barack Obama

It's a journey, and we all have a role to play. 

-Andrea Jenkins

Wild sings the bird of the heart in the forests of our lives. 

-Mary Oliver

The Earth will be safe when we feel safe in ourselves. 

-Thich Nhat Hanh

I want to think again of dangerous and noble things. I want to be light and frolicsome. I want to be improbable and beautiful and and afraid of nothing as though I had wings.

- Mary Oliver

Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing we’ll ever do. 

-Brené Brown

I'm telling the world who I am so that I never get the chance to forget.

-Halsey

My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together. 

-Desmond Tutu

Are you ready to take the first step?

Reach out to me today!

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