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Meet Juliana Parker, LPCC

Therapy with warmth, compassion, and someone who genuinely wants to know you.

I'm Juliana Parker, a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and Certified EMDR Therapist in Newport Beach, California.

I work with adults navigating trauma, traumatic grief, anxiety, depression, and women's and perinatal mental health. I offer therapy in person in Newport Beach and online throughout California.

About Juliana Parker, LPCC

I want you to feel cared for here.

There are times in life when what you're carrying is simply a lot. And when you're used to being the one who keeps going, takes care of everyone else, or holds things together, it can be especially hard to admit when you're tired.

You don't have to hold yourself together with me.

I'm a warm, engaged therapist, and I care deeply about the people I work with. I'll listen closely. I'll ask questions. I'll remember the things that matter to you. And I'll pay attention not only to what happened, but to how it has affected you.

I don't believe therapy needs to feel cold or clinical to be meaningful. There can be warmth here. There can be humor. There can be quiet. And when something is especially painful, we don't have to rush past it.

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My Approach to Trauma, Grief & Therapy

We'll take good care of the hard things.

My approach is gentle, but it isn't passive. I'll help you understand patterns, make connections, and work with the experiences that continue to affect you.

Depending on what you need, I draw from EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), grief-focused therapy, and other evidence-based approaches.

I'm especially mindful of pace. There are things that deserve time before we touch them, and things we can begin working on right away.

We'll figure that out together.

Traumatic Grief & Compassionate Bereavement Care

You can tell me about the person you love.

Supporting people through traumatic grief is especially meaningful to me.

I completed the MISS Foundation's Compassionate Bereavement Care® Certification program, with specialized training in caring for people after traumatic loss.

When someone you love dies, particularly under traumatic circumstances, I don't believe our work should be about getting you to leave them behind.

There can be room for all of it here: who they were, what happened, what you miss, what hurts, and what life looks like now.

You can say their name. I would be honored to hear about them.

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Women’s & Perinatal Mental Health Therapy

There should be somewhere that takes care of you, too.

I'm a mother of three boys- two adults and one teenager- and motherhood has given me a deep appreciation for just how much women can carry while continuing to care for everyone around them.

I've completed advanced training in perinatal mental health and am currently pursuing PMH-C certification.

I work with women through pregnancy, postpartum, motherhood, birth trauma, pregnancy and infant loss, anxiety, depression, and the identity changes that can accompany these experiences.

You are allowed to love the people in your life deeply and still need a place where the attention is on you.

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Certified EMDR Therapy in Newport Beach

Sometimes your body is still carrying what your mind understands.

I'm a Certified EMDR Therapist and incorporate EMDR when trauma, painful memories, anxiety, or experiences surrounding grief and loss continue to feel very present.

We'll never begin with the assumption that EMDR is what you need. I'll get to know you first.

If it makes sense for our work, I'll explain the process, answer your questions, and make sure you feel prepared before we begin.

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Professional Training & Credentials

Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)
California Board of Behavioral Sciences, License #21318

Certified EMDR Therapist
EMDRIA

Compassionate Bereavement Care® Certification
MISS Foundation

Advanced Training in Perinatal Mental Health
Currently pursuing PMH-C certification

M.S. Counseling
California State University, Northridge

B.S. Psychology
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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A Little About Me

The person you'll be sitting across from.

I'm a wife and a mom to three boys- two grown and one teenager. Our family also includes two rescue dogs, and I am a very enthusiastic dog person.

I love the water and feel lucky to live and work near it.

I've also spent part of my career in higher education supporting parenting students and former foster students. Across every part of my work, I've had the privilege of knowing people with very different stories, backgrounds, identities, cultures, and beliefs.

I genuinely love what I do. Getting to know someone, hearing the parts of their story they don't often get to say out loud, and being trusted with the things that matter most to them is something I don't take lightly.