Julia Sather, LMHC

Julia Sather is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Sex Offender Treatment Provider (SOTP) with 15 years of professional therapy experience. The LMHC credential indicates training and licensing to provide clinical mental health counseling, and SOTP denotes specialized training to work with people who require sex offender treatment.

Before entering the counseling field, she spent nearly 13 years working as a community corrections officer - commonly known as a parole officer - which shaped her understanding of court systems and behavior change. She holds a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Society and Justice and Sociology from the University of Washington (1995) and a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from City University of Seattle (2009).

In clinical practice she frequently works with court-ordered clients as well as people who are seeking support to address concerning behaviors and avoid involvement with the criminal justice system. Her work also addresses common concerns such as stress and anxiety, mood disorders including depression and bipolar disorder, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse including PTSD, and intimacy and sexual issues.

Her clinical approach centers on cognitive behavioral therapy, using exploration of thoughts and emotions that underlie behavior to support meaningful change. She values a sense of humor as a practical coping resource and aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where feelings and ideas can be explored. She recognizes that beginning therapy takes courage and affirms the significance of that first step.