Aligned Life Therapy LLC.

Instagram hasn’t been feeling as useful or fun to me for months. Sometimes it’s downright the opposite. And yet out of sheer habit I find myself here daily. It’s time to open my eyes to how I really feel and just experiment. To try on some change. No time commitments or grand proclamations. Let’s just see.

just wanted to drop by and share my new blog post about how incorporating everyday mindfulness (no formal meditation required!) helps us live well. ☺️ link in bio

Hi there!

I’m Julia - the therapist behind this account. I work with people in the Philadelphia area build kinder relationships with themselves. I emphasize self compassion as a foundation of my therapy practice because I personally know the transformational power of radical kindness.

Outside of my work, I’m currently watching white lotus season two and can’t wait for the last episode! I’m loving winter so far and being cozy under a mountain of blankets. I don’t have a pet YET but I eagerly offer to watch my loved ones dogs when they travel. Any dog that stays with me is an honorary therapy dog snd I hate to see them go!

New blog up today! Have you ever heard the term “highly sensitive” or “HSP”?
Curious to learn more?
Already know you are one?

Link in bio! 👀

Fall is peaking and I’m a jumble of awe, sadness, joy, trepidation and gratitude for my favorite season. 🍂🍁🍂🍁

I’m reposting the same excerpt from my blog “Reflection: The Wisdom of Fall” as I did last year when I wrote it because I need the reminders again this year (and every year)!

I hope you can take some time to practice some seasonal reflection. This year I’m reminding my self that a practice is meant to be repeated. Emotional patterns, like the seasons, come and go. I don’t need to fix or arrive anywhere, but I can keep coming back to what feels supportive, whenever it’s needed.

Cheers to that! Happy Friday everyone!

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🕵️‍♀️Trauma related behaviors and reactions are not always obvious. It may take a little detective work, but connecting these dots can be an enormous relief. Knowing that you adapted in ingenious ways to difficult circumstances can assist you on your path towards the life you’d love for yourself.

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Distancing yourself from thoughts that only seem to drag you down is called diffusion. This phrasing, drawn from ACT, highlights how thoughts are just thoughts. Just because it’s there, doesn’t mean it’s true. You don’t have to start an argument with your self-critic or try to control these thoughts to move through these sticky moments. Try diffusion out and see if you can notice a shift in the intensity or how seriously you take your thoughts.

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🫣Psst… the answer is yes!
Read more on the blog 💗

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I have 2 daytime spots available for new clients!

Take what works and leave the rest. 🥰

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Difficult emotions don’t need to be fixed, even though it’s understandable to not want to stick with the discomfort! Exploring anger without an agenda and with a warm accepting perspective can help us to understand the underlying needs and values that anger might be communicating.

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