About Julio

Life can be challenging at times, but you don’t have to face it alone. My intention is to use what I have learned on my journey in this life to support and help you cultivate a life you live with vitality, purpose, and intention. The inspiration for this mission born out of my own struggles and my process of learning to live life in a more integrated way and the gratitude for those who helped me along the way. If you’re dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma symptoms, culture and identity issues, loss, transitions, or just want a non-judgmental space to explore life, let’s talk.

I have been in the mental health and addictions field since 2014 when I completed a Master’s degree in Marriage, Couple and Family Therapy from Lewis & Clark College. I also hold a Bachelors degree from the University of California, Irvine in Cognitive Psychology. I have held multiple positions in the field including direct service counseling in agencies, program development and management, as well as clinical supervision of direct counseling staff. I bring a systemic, culturally-informed, and trauma-informed perspective to the services I provide as a therapist, clinical supervisor, program administrator and educator. I have been working in the Problem Gambling field since 2013 and focus on working with couples, individuals, and the Latino community.

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Education and Training

  • M.A. Marriage Couple and Family Therapy, Lewis & Clark College

  • B.A. Cognitive Psychology, University of California, Irvine

  • Certified Gambling Addiction Counselor II, Mental Health & Addiction Certification Board of Oregon

  • Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor I, Mental Health & Addiction Certification Board of Oregon

  • Certified Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Provider, Integrative Psychiatry Institute

  • Relational Life Therapy Level I: Relational Life Institute

  • Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Level I: Trauma Training in Affect Dysregulation, Survival Defenses and Traumatic Memory, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute

  • Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Level II: Emotional Processing, Meaning Making, and Attachment Repair, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute

  • Internal Family Systems Level 1, IFS Institute (in progress)

  • Internal Family Systems Online Circle: Foundations of the IFS model, IFS Institute

  • ACT in Practice: Applying ACT as a Process-based Therapy, Praxis Continuing Education and Training

  • Intensive Course in Emotionally Focused Therapy: Attachment-Based Interventions for Couples in Crisis, Professional Education Systems Institute

  • Attending to Emotions: Using The Language of Emotions in Clinical Work, Brave Acorn

  • Dharma Mentoring Program, Secular Dharma Foundation

  • Recovery 2.0 #MoveBeyond Coaching Program Level I, Recovery 2.0

I have completed the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Level 2 training and bring knowledge of treating trauma and developmental injury through working with the body to the services I provide.  I continue my involvement in the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy community by assisting Level 1 and Level 2 trainings. I have presented at National and Regional conferences on working with families in addiction treatment.  I participate in the Multicultural Advisory Committee on Problem Gambling Services for Oregon Health Authority and am on the Latino Advisory Board for the Evergreen Council on Problem Gambling in Washington State.

I am adjunct faculty at Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling where I teach about Psilocybin Assisted Therapy. I am also a board member and therapist at the Sequoia Center, a non-profit focused on providing ethical, accessible, and evidence-based psychedelic assisted therapy in Oregon. I am passionate about the burgeoning field of psychedelic assisted therapies and effort to bring humility and reverence to these powerful medicines offered by our mother earth.

In my time away from work I enjoy spending time with my partner and our cat, exploring the natural beauty of Oregon, and cultivating my own mind/body practices that support me in my own human wholeness!