Julia Fitzpatrick, LCSW-C

*Julia was featured in our Clinician Spotlight series, click* here *to view*

Clinical Degree: Master of Social Work, The University of Maryland

Licensed to Practice in: Maryland, Virginia, Washington, DC, and Pennsylvania

Expertise: Internal Family Systems, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, life transitions, high-masking neurodivergent adults, trauma, anxiety, depression, and adults experiencing crises of meaning or identity.

IFS training: Level 1

My Background and Approach

I became a therapist because of a lifelong pull toward people and their stories. I believe that healing occurs at the intersection of hope and connection. Whether you are seeking clarity around identity, support making meaning of past or current experiences, or relief from longstanding patterns of depression or anxiety, it is my goal to cultivate a personalized therapy space that fosters hope, trust, and self-compassion. I am committed to providing care that is identity-affirming, anti-oppressive, and culturally curious.

My approach is highly relational, non-pathologizing, and grounded in Internal Family Systems. I also integrate my training in attachment theory, psychodynamic and depth-oriented therapies, trauma-informed care, and psychedelic integration. I am committed to providing excellent, evidenced-based care that always centers the unique person before me rather than any single clinical framework.

While my training provides me with many ways to provide individualized support, a common thread through all is a desire to help my clients access more mindfulness in their daily lives, allowing them more choices, freedom, and opportunities for presence. I view therapy as a partnership in which together we can foster a sense of being truly and tenderly at home within yourself.

How I can support you

It is important to me that you feel safe, supported, and free to explore during our virtual or in-person therapy sessions. I seek to gently hold the various threads of your narrative, noticing emerging patterns while supporting your ability to identify and make choices that align with your goals and values. In sessions, we might spend time allowing your more verbal, analytical parts to untangle complex thoughts and find meaning. In other moments, we may slow down, offering your mind permission to rest so that other intuitive ways of knowing can surface. I aim to create a space that allows you to experience yourself and your parts authentically and without judgment.

~ Julia Fitzpatrick

Julia Fitzpatrick has been working in the mental health field for over 10 years and has a Master of Social Work from the University of Maryland. She has experience facilitating individual, family, and group therapy interventions with diverse populations across the lifespan. Julia also has experience supervising student clinicians, designing and implementing training programs, working as a research therapist in clinical trials, and implementing community-level social work interventions. She has specialized training in attachment, caregiving stress, and early childhood mental health.

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What People are Saying…

“I would absolutely recommend Four Corners Counseling & Well-being to anyone. I enjoy and look forward to my sessions. It helps ground and focus me, and although not always easy, I am left feeling energized and positive for the week ahead. I couldn’t feel better about this investment in myself, and in our relationship and work together!”

— Erin, Silver Spring

“These therapists really know what they are doing! While each are different people, with unique talents and perspectives, their approach as a practice is cohesive and supportive. I am able to bring the tools that I am developing as an individual into my couple’s work, where they are supported and integrated. I feel seen and heard, and gently reminded that I am doing the work that will allow me to feel happy and whole.”

— Terry, Washington DC

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Clinician Spotlight — Julia Fitzpatrick, LCSW-C

Julia’s style has been described by clients as warm and relational. It is important to her that she shows up as a therapist with authenticity and “realness,” as she believes that the therapist-client relationship itself is often a powerful vehicle for change. Her approach is non-pathologizing and rooted in attachment work; for her, this means recognizing that we are wired for connection and understanding the ways that our early childhood experiences impact us throughout our lives. She tries to inject the “talk” portion of therapy with opportunities for mindfulness, which often manifests as invitations to slow down and notice what’s happening in the body. She also hopes to honor each person’s experiences of power and privilege at the intersection of their identities, noticing the ways that various systems influence one’s external and internal landscapes.

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As you go about your day, you may notice that you have a fair number of thoughts, worries, hopes, and impulses. You probably find some of these useful as you do all of the things that you are called to do each day, and you may also find several others problematic or scary. That is why IFS therapists, including myself are trained to help with just that, so that you can move towards feeling that appreciation that every part of you deserves. You don’t have to do this on your own.

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I have a fear part that worries about losing my rights; some members of my queer community already have. A part of me is angry; it’s so tired of fighting. I have a numb part; it’s shut down. If I pay close enough attention, I discover a hope part; it’s trying to see the good, but feels overshadowed.