Julie Hanson, Psy.D., LMHC, RYT-500

Dr. Julie Hanson received her Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Washington School of Professional Psychology in Seattle in 2005 and is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Approved Supervisor in the State of Washington. In 2016, Dr. Hanson also became a yoga teacher at the 500 hour level and has pursued in-depth training in anatomy and applying the wide variety of yoga practices to heal trauma, anxiety and depression.

Dr. Hanson continues to serve the psychotherapy needs of clients she has already established a relationship with but is not accepting new psychotherapy clients.

Dr. Hanson works with adults. Julie sees her clients via telehealth.

I believe that things have happened in our lives that can get in the way of our reaching our goals or feeling happy or satisfied. These experiences teach us who we are and what we are capable of and influence our thoughts about ourselves and the world, our physical experience of life, our behaviors, and our emotions.

We can trace the path these experiences have had in our lives through the choices we have made, how we respond to our lives and the people in them, and the relationships we form. While many of us may want things to be different we may not know how to effectively create lasting change in our lives and may find ourselves falling back into old habits that leave us feeling frustrated and stuck.

I use various techniques grounded in theories about somatic (body based) processing of experiences, cognitive-behavioral therapy, attachment theory, and solution-focused (strengths-based) therapy. I find the combination of these approaches helps my clients experience greater comfort and confidence in their bodies while also helping them reshape their understanding of what’s happened to them in the past as it relates to who they are now and the quality of life they want to have.

Together we will look at those things that are impacting your life, decide what is working and what is not, and create new solutions and acquire new skills that will bring you the results you are looking for.

2021 Telementalhealth training, Person-Centered Tech

2020 Yoga for Emotional Health and Healing, Soulful Yoga Therapy, Kate Graham, LMHC, C-IAYT

2020 Yoga for Depression and Anxiety, Soulful Yoga Therapy, Kate Graham, LMHC, C-IAYT

2018 Trauma-Informed Yoga, Seattle, WA

2018 RYT-300 Advanced Yoga Teacher Training, Essential Yoga Therapy, Fall City, WA

2017 Essential Low Back Yoga Teacher Training, Essential Yoga Therapy, Fall City, WA

2016 RYT200; Yoga Teacher Training, The Center for Yoga of Seattle.

2008-2011: Specialized training and certification in Somatic Transformation for healing trauma, Bainbridge Island, WA – a body/somatic-based approach for the treatment of trauma (completed 2011).

2005 Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology, Washington School of Professional Psychology, Seattle, WA.

1991 MA in Counseling Psychology, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA.

1987 BA in Political Science, Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY.

In addition to managing Bluestone and seeing clients, Dr. Hanson also supervises the clinical work of new counseling graduates as they work towards professional licensure. In the past she has also been a facilitator for the Somatic Transformation training program and an Adjunct Faculty member for the Masters in Counseling Psychology Program at Argosy University in Seattle.