Identity & Self-Worth
Who you are has a way of getting buried under roles, expectations, and the version of yourself you've learned to show the world. The work is finding your way back.
Somewhere along the way, you started becoming who you needed to be. For your family. For your career. For the relationships that required a certain version of you. And now there's a quiet but persistent feeling that you've lost track of yourself. Maybe a sense of not being enough. Maybe a feeling that the life you've built doesn't quite fit, even though from the outside it looks fine. The work here is peeling back what's been layered on top, understanding where those beliefs came from, and finding your way back to a self that feels genuinely yours.
What low self-worth actually looks like
It doesn't always look like obvious insecurity. Sometimes it looks like chronic overachievement, doing more and more in the hope of finally feeling like enough. Sometimes it looks like difficulty setting limits with people, because deep down you're not sure you have the right to. Sometimes it looks like a persistent feeling that you're performing your life rather than living it.
These patterns have origins. They made sense at some point, and they probably protected you. The work is understanding where they came from, which is what loosens their hold.
How we work on this together
I use a psychodynamic and attachment-based approach, which means we look at the roots. Not just what you're doing now, but what you learned early about your worth, your place, and what you had to be in order to be loved. That's where identity gets shaped. And that's where it can be reshaped.
This is slow, careful work. But it's the kind that genuinely changes things: not just how you cope, but how you understand yourself.
Who this is for
People who sense that the version of themselves they show the world isn't the whole story. People who look successful on paper but feel disconnected inside. People who are tired of feeling like they're not quite enough, no matter what they do.
I work with clients in Issaquah, Sammamish, North Bend, Snoqualmie, and the Eastside. Telehealth is available statewide. The free 15-minute call is a good first step.
Hi, I'm Julie.
I've spent over nine years doing this work, and my love for it has only grown. What most of us are searching for, beneath the anxiety and the conflict and the numbness, is connection. To ourselves, to the people we love, to something that actually feels true.
I bring my full self into the room. I'm direct when that helps, and I know how to be quiet when that's what matters. I'm not here to fix you. You're not broken. I'm here to help you see yourself more clearly and trust what you find.
I live in North Bend and practice in Issaquah. I show up in this community the same way I show up in the room with you. Present, honest, and all in.
MA, Marriage & Family Therapy · Hope International University
BA, Psychology · Vanguard University
Trained in: Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Gottman Method, Psychodynamic Therapy, Attachment Theory
You've been thinking about this long enough.
Schedule a free 15-minute call. Share what's bringing you in, ask whatever you want to ask, and see if it feels like a good fit.