If you have been thinking about starting therapy, I invite you to contact me.
I am excited to begin this path with you! To set up an initial session, please fill out this form.
You can also text or call me at 510-982-5800 or email julia@juliapsychotherapy.com. I return calls and emails Monday through Friday.
Image description: the brown-shingled front of my office building.
Image description: Julia smiling wearing pink glasses and a cheetah-print coat.
Locations
oakland office
My office is located between Grand Avenue and Piedmont Avenue in Oakland directly off the Harrison/Oakland Avenue 580 freeway exit. There is free parking on premises. I am located 1.2 miles from either 19th st. or Macarthur BART stations. Several AC Transit lines stop within 1 block, including routes 33 and 57.
My office has gender-neutral bathrooms. Although I am on the first floor, there are 3 steps to reach the building’s front door.
online
I see clients throughout California. If my office is not accessible to you, video-meeting is an option.
Cancellation Policy
I have a 48-hour cancellation policy. If you need to cancel your session within 48 hours, you will be charged the normal full fee.
Office Hours
I see clients Monday – Thursday.
Image description: my cozy Oakland office featuring a grey couch.
Insurance
While I am not on any insurance panels, I am happy to generate a monthly statement that you may submit to your provider for reimbursement if your plan has out of network mental health coverage. Please call your company to find out 1) your deductible and 2) what percentage of the fee they will reimburse you. This option may make therapy with me more affordable for you.
Good Faith Estimate
Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the expected charges for medical services, including psychotherapy services.
You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your mental health care will cost. You can ask for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule a service. If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill. For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises.
Fees
Therapy sessions are 50-minutes in length. My fee is $200 for individual therapy, parent support, and consultation services and $250 for couples therapy. Please contact me for rates triadic+ relationships. For my blog post on fees, click here.
I believe that therapy should be accessible to all and hold several sliding scale spots in my therapy practice. Please note, my low-fee sliding scale spaces are currently full.
Looking for lower fee therapy? Here are some great resources: Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health / Liberation Institute / Queer Life Space / Open Path Psychotherapy Collective / Grateful Heart / CIIS Counseling Centers / Pacific Center / The Wright Institute Clinic
Session Frequency
I generally see clients on a weekly basis. Meeting weekly allows us to most effectively build our therapeutic relationship and gain momentum towards achieving your therapy goals. After significant progress is made, clients may choose to decrease to twice-per-month sessions or “tune up” sessions on an as-needed basis.