Julia Bentum

Julia Bentum, M.A., Ed.M., LP-MHC, is a psychotherapist who works with individuals navigating a wide range of mental health concerns, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, complex and long-standing psychological challenges, and difficulties related to life transitions and identity development. She holds graduate degrees from Teachers College, Columbia University, and an undergraduate degree in Psychology from New York University, where her training and academic exploration spanned both traditional clinical psychology and contemporary, integrative perspectives, including mind–body approaches and whole-person frameworks that inform her work today.

Julia’s clinical work is grounded in an integrative, humanistic framework, drawing from relational, psychodynamic, and cognitive-behavioral traditions. She approaches therapy as a collaborative process that attends both to present symptoms and to the underlying emotional and relational patterns that shape how individuals experience themselves and the world. Treatment is tailored to each client, with attention to insight-building, emotional regulation, and practical skill development.

While symptom relief is an important component of therapy, Julia’s work extends beyond symptom management to support whole-person integration. She helps clients recognize and build upon their strengths, develop greater self-awareness, and shift longstanding patterns in ways that support meaningful, lasting change. Her therapeutic process is oriented toward perspective change and the cultivation of internal resources that continue to support growth beyond the course of treatment.

In addition to her psychotherapy training, Julia is certified in life coaching, which informs her ability to integrate goal-oriented and values-based strategies into treatment when appropriate. This approach is particularly helpful for clients navigating transitions, decision-making, and questions of direction, and for those seeking to translate insight into sustainable action.