About Me
Julian is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Santa Barbara, CA. He received his Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University Santa Barbara.
He has additional training in Somatic Experiencing, EMDR, and mindfulness-based therapy. Julian is a multicultural therapist whose focus is working with men and biracial couples. He is trained to help people transition through depression, anxiety, sobriety, and emotional turmoil.
In his downtime, you'll likely find him playing basketball, hiking in the mountains, or working in the garden with his wife and their dog and cat.
My Approach
Julian is a Latino therapist based in Santa Barbara that offers individual and couples counseling. He is particularly effective in treating couples where one member identities as a person of color. He offers relationship-focused deep listening and unconditional positive regard. He has training in mindfulness-based approaches, family-systems, EMDR, and somatic (body) based modalities. Julian meets clients where they are and tailors his approach according to their needs.
Your search to find a therapist that fits for you can be a challenging experience. Trusting your intuition, listening to your gut, and basing your decision off of chemistry can be an excellent start to your therapy.
It can be hard to share parts of self that feel shameful or embarrassing. Being vulnerable is not necessarily easy, however it can be very rewarding.
Whether you are looking for individual counseling, marriage counseling, or therapy for your child, give Julian a call today for a 15 minute consultation, so you can see if you are a good fit. He will get back to you within 24 hours.
Specialties and Therapy Types
I bring a lot of experience working with couples and am well-equipped to help them get through challenging transitions, old patterns of conflict, and unforeseen stressors. Couples sessions are 90 minutes and I prefer to meet weekly for the first month. We look at both perspectives on the issues, and collaborate to create a plan that will be most effective in moving forward in beneficial ways.
I often use Family Systems in my practice. In your first session, we'll look at your current reasons for wanting therapy, what you're hoping to get out of it, and ways that can help you move forward. With Family Systems we'll explore your family history and early attachments, and how those may be affecting and influencing your current symptoms. I'll help you understand some of the root causes.
Individual Therapy
Whether navigating depression, anxiety, stress, substance abuse, overwhelm, or a desire to resolve past trauma, it can be helpful to have a trained professional on your team to get through it. So much of a successful therapeutic experience depends on the quality of the relationship. I find it helpful to start with a brief phone call so that I can hear a bit more about what you are experiencing and what you are looking are, share a bit about my practice, and answer any questions you may have. Collectively you and I can decide if we’re a good fit. If for whatever reason we decide we aren't the right match I would be happy to help you find someone who is.
Couples Therapy
Relationships take ongoing effort and sometimes we need outside support to help navigate through the often challenging territory of intimacy. Love is a consistent effort to take someone else's wellbeing into consideration and following through with that commitment. Marriage counseling or couples therapy can provide much needed clarity and a neutral third party to facilitate helpful resolution.
Family Counseling
Work with systems of interaction between family members to nurture change and development. Family counseling can help your family improve communication and the quality of your relationships.