About
Juliana is a trauma-informed clinical therapist with specialized experience providing services to young children, transitional-age youth, and young adults. Her clinical training includes adoption competency and foster care, early childhood mental health, crisis assessment and intervention related to self-harm and suicidal ideation, and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). Juliana’s practice emphasizes evidence-based, patient-centered treatment. She conducts comprehensive assessments and collaborates with patients and caregivers to develop individualized treatment plans that address identified needs, clinical goals, and developmental considerations.
Juliana recognizes the need for more understanding surrounding mental health and its effects, which inspired her to work in this field. Outside of work, she enjoys fostering dogs, trying new cuisines, and staying active. She is a proud granddaughter to immigrants from the Philippines and Hungary.
- Master of Social Work (MSW) – University of Southern California
Areas of Focus
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Adjustment disorder
- Panic attacks/disorders
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- Mood disorders
- Bipolar disorders
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Stress management
- Trauma/post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Grief & loss
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
- Mental health consultation/evaluation
- Academic Issues
- Adoption
- Anger management
- Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
- Behavior modification
- Child abuse
- Conduct/disruptive disorders
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- LGBTQIA+
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Physical/sexual abuse
- Postpartum mental health
- Reactive attachment disorder (RAD)
- Severe childhood emotional disturbance
- Women’s mental health
