Julie works with clients experiencing generalized anxiety, social anxiety, panic attacks, health anxiety, and chronic worry using evidence-based approaches like CBT, ACT, CFT, and somatic mindfulness. She supports clients in understanding their body’s stress response, working with intrusive thoughts, and gently untangling anxiety from perfectionism, people-pleasing, and past trauma. Julie’s approach to anxiety therapy includes tools for grounding, emotional regulation, nervous system safety, and meaningful change.

Julie Sliga, LPC is a trauma-informed therapist in Portland, Oregon offering evidence-based, mind-body therapy for chronic pain, chronic illness, trauma, anxiety, and work stress and burnout. Her approach integrates EMDR, Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), CBT, and somatic and polyvagal-informed practices. Julie also incorporates attachment-focused therapy and parts work rooted in relational neuroscience and attachment-based care. She provides in-person sessions on Fridays and telehealth across Oregon. Julie provides trauma-informed career counseling through a trauma-informed lens, supporting clients facing burnout, work stress, neurodivergence, and complex relationships with productivity and identity. Julie is in-network with PacificSource and CareOregon (OHP/Medicaid), and offers a limited number of sliding-scale therapy sessions based on availability.

 Mind-Body Therapy for Anxiety

There’s more to your story than worry.

Anxiety Tells a Story of Resilience

But you can put some of this heavy burden down.

You might not remember a time when your body felt truly calm—and that’s not a personal failing. It’s a nervous system response, shaped by the many systems, patterns, and experiences you’ve lived through: family, culture, trauma, capitalism.

You might not call it anxiety.
Maybe it’s overthinking, needing to be in control, or never quite feeling settled.
Maybe your mind won’t stop, even when your body’s exhausted.
Maybe it looks like showing up for everyone else before yourself, trying to get it right all the time, or holding it all together so nothing slips through the cracks.

In therapy, we’ll slow down and listen.
We’ll explore what your anxiety is protecting, what it’s asking for, and what’s possible when you’re met with care instead of pressure. Together, we’ll begin the work of reconnecting with your nervous system—gently, respectfully, and at your own pace.

What I’ve Learned From Listening

I’ve learned that anxiety doesn’t always feel like panic—it often shows up as self-doubt, perfectionism, or the inability to rest without guilt.

I’ve also learned how hard it is to live in a world that rewards urgency, disconnection, and performance. Many of the people I work with have spent years being “the reliable one,” “the responsible one,” or “the strong one.” I’ve listened to those patterns in my own body, too.

I hold deep respect for the effort it takes just to make it through the day with that much on your shoulders. Your nervous system has been trying to protect you. Therapy is where we learn how to thank it—and gently ask it to rest.

Sessions are Curently Offered by Telehealth.

Begin the Inquiry Process.

We Often Talk About:

Agoraphobia • Being Responsible • Boundaries • Building Routines • Capitalism • Coworkers • Current Events • Decisions • Difficulty Concentrating • Eco-Anxiety • Emotional Fatigue • Exercise • Family • Fear • Friends • Gratitude • Healthy Living • Humor • Hypervigilance • Intrusive Thoughts • Mindfulness • Nervous System Regulation • Overfunctioning • Overthinking • Panic • People-Pleasing • Perfectionism • Phobias • Political Climate • Rumination • Safety • Self-Compassion • Self-Doubt • Self-Trust • Shame • Sleep Issues • Social Anxiety • Strengths & Interests • Stress • Values • Vulnerability • Wisdom

My Philosophy of Care

Therapy with me is spacious, relational, and grounded in warmth, humor, and compassion. Together, we’ll untangle what’s been asking for your attention and make room for self-trust.