I work extensively with Gen Z at every stage:
• High school students managing academic pressure, friendship stress, and social-media intensity, anxiety and stress.
• College and graduate students navigating independence, identity development, and transition, academic demands and anxiety.
• Young professionals facing burnout, workplace expectations, and early career uncertainty and exploration.
• Emerging adults in transition—moving to a new city, changing paths, rethinking goals, or starting over and exploring relationships.
My Approach
I blend CBT, ACT, mindfulness-based interventions, and relational therapy with a deep understanding of Gen Z’s cultural environment—technology, self-expression, neurodiversity awareness, online identity, and evolving family dynamics.
My style is warm, direct, affirming, and highly collaborative. I aim to make therapy a space where young people feel safe, validated, and genuinely understood in the context of their generation.
Specialties
• Anxiety, overwhelm & academic pressure
• Social media stress, comparison culture & digital burnout
• Identity exploration & finding one’s voice
• College and early-career transitions
• Neurodiversity support (ADHD, learning differences)
• High-achieving and perfectionistic students
What to Expect
Gen Z clients often come to me feeling anxious, overstimulated, uncertain about the future, or disconnected from themselves. Together, we build emotional resilience, confidence, healthier digital habits, and a clearer sense of purpose.
Parent and Family Support
My work also includes coaching and guiding parents who want to understand and better support with their Gen Z teens and young adults.
Training and Affiliation:
B.A. in Psychology from Wellesley College
M.Ed. in Human Development and Psychology, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Suffolk University.
President of Harvard Alumni for Mental Health
Affiliate faculty of Center for Cross-Cultural Student Emotional Wellness at Massachusetts General Hospital
Consulting Psychologist at Brown Medical School
I am so glad you are here…
As a former psychologist at Harvard University and as an academic dean at Brown University, I have worked with thousands of Gen Z, young professionals and families. Yet, each one of you are an individual.
With each Gen Z client I meet, I feel honored and inspired.
I consider it a privilege to support your individual path of growth and learning. With courage, you forge your own path, even when experiencing anxiety, self doubt, ADHD, difficulties in college or challenging work or relationships.
I appreciate that being a young person now presents both opportunities and challenges. I believe, with the right support, you can flourish. I am dedicated to helping you to gain skills, as well as self knowledge and confidence, to reach your own goals and aspirations.
I am rooting for you and look forward to partnering with you on your journey.
Dr. Julie