Megan Julian (she/her)

Assessment: I conduct comprehensive psychodiagnostic assessments that result in diagnoses and specific recommendations for therapy and parenting. Psychotherapy: I have training in parent-child dyadic psychotherapy (e.g., Infant Mental Health and Parent Child Interaction Therapy), play-based approaches (e.g., psychodynamic play therapy), parent support approaches (e.g., Parent Management Training, Strong Roots, and Circle of Security) and trauma treatment (e.g., Child Parent Psychotherapy).

One of my long-time clinical passions is working with children and teens who experience anxiety and OCD. I worked for two years at an Intensive Outpatient Program for children and teens with OCD, and received in-depth training in Exposure and Response Prevention with a wide variety of OCD and anxiety symptoms. At the Yale Child Study Center, I trained in SPACE, which is an evidence-based approach to treating anxiety and OCD that involves working primarily or solely with parents.

Parent consultation appointments are available for families who have specific questions that may not require a full assessment or psychotherapy. Consultations are typically a brief model of intervention (e.g., one-time, monthly, or regularly in the short term). This can be useful to get feedback from a professional about parenting issues, learn how to support your child through a stressful event, or if your child is not making progress in therapy.

One of my specializations is in diagnostic assessment of young children. I have performed hundreds of diagnostic evaluations of young children, and have trained other professionals in best-practices assessment for young children as well. Assessment may include: Interview with the child's primary caregiver(s), questionnaire measures, observation of the child playing or interacting with their primary caregiver(s), observation of the child at school/daycare or consultation with teachers, etc.

My work with young children is relational in nature. Young children exist in the context of their relationships, so the most effective way to create change in child behavior is to work closely with parents and children together. I utilize strategies from multiple evidence-based treatment models, including Child Parent Psychotherapy, Parent Child Interaction Therapy, Parent Management Training, Strong Roots, Circle of Security, Infant Mental Health, and psychodynamic play therapy.

I have extensive training and experience with CBT approaches with children and teens with a variety of presenting problems, including anxiety, OCD, selective mutism, social phobia, depression, anger issues, and more. I have worked in outpatient, intensive outpatient, inpatient, and residential settings at well-known psychiatric hospitals including Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (Pittsburgh), Yale Child Study Center, and Michigan Medicine.