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Hi, I’m Giulia (she/her)
I’m a Marriage and Family Therapist based in the Bay Area, offering virtual therapy across California and Texas, as well as in-person Ecotherapy sessions in the East Bay.
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My path into this work has been guided by lived experience. Through it, I’ve come to see healing as deeply relational, embodied and shaped by connection - a process that doesn’t follow a straight line.
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I approach therapy through a multicultural and intersectional lens, committed to honoring the layered complexity of who we are—our identities, lineages, and the systems that have shaped us. I believe many of the struggles we face are not personal failures, but reflections of the ways we’ve been severed from connection: to our bodies, our communities, the earth, and our own inner knowing.
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With a trauma-informed and climate-aware orientation, I hold space for the ways modern life can leave us anxious, numb, burned out, or in despair. These aren't just mental health issues—they're often wise adaptations to a world that asks us to disconnect in order to endure. My work supports a return to aliveness, belonging, and meaningful connection—on our own terms.
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I support clients in addressing the nervous system-level impacts of ecological grief, personal pain, and collective uncertainty. We’ll move slowly, at the pace of trust. We’ll invite somatic awareness, compassionate witnessing and co-regulation to foster a sense of rootedness and reconnection.
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I strive to hold space for all of you—with warmth, curiosity, and deep respect for the wisdom you already carry. I don’t offer quick fixes, but I do offer a steady, attuned presence as you move toward a life that feels more whole, honest, and aligned with your values.
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I welcome the many cultural, spiritual, and philosophical traditions that shape how people make meaning and heal. If you’re ready to begin, I’d be honored to walk with you.​​
The Human Behind the Work
I’m a cisgender, queer, Italian woman living in a white, currently able body. I’m also someone guided by deep reverence for the natural world and a commitment to collective liberation. These identities shape how I create space, stay accountable, and move in relationship with others.
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I immigrated to the U.S. from a small town near the Italian Alps at sixteen—an uprooting that invited early questions about belonging and identity. From a young age, I was drawn to the raw, unfiltered layers of being human. I felt things deeply, asked big questions, and found meaning in sitting with emotional truths—my own and others’.
My own healing journey led me to therapy, which became a turning point in my life. It gave me not only tools to navigate pain, but a language to understand it—and a way to recognize the wisdom it carried. That path brought me to the University of Minnesota, Morris, where I studied psychology and sociology, guided by a deep curiosity about the personal and collective sources of suffering and resilience.
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Alongside that academic path, I found yoga and meditation, which became essential to my healing. Seeking to deepen my practice, I traveled to India and Nepal to study yoga, meditation, and spiritual traditions that continue to guide both my personal life and professional work. Practicing and later teaching yoga gave me a deeper appreciation for the mind-body connection and the importance of collective care.
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Becoming a therapist felt like a natural evolution—rooted in honoring people’s truths, moving away from pathologizing, and walking alongside others in their growth. I went on to earn my Master of Science in Clinical Psychology from San Francisco State University, where I was first introduced to psychedelic research and the healing potential of non-ordinary states of consciousness. That interest came to life through my clinical work and certification in Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP), which I’ve offered in both individual and group settings.
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In recent years, my response to climate grief and disconnection from the natural world led me to seek additional training in Ecotherapy—deep, earth-centered work that I now offer both virtually and in the beautiful East Bay parks.
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Regardless of the modality—whether KAP, Ecotherapy, or traditional talk therapy—I bring my full, evolving self into the work. I know what it’s like to be on the other side. While I may not know your exact story, I deeply understand the courage it takes to reach out for support.
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Therapy isn’t just my profession—it’s a lifelong practice. I stay engaged through ongoing consultation, personal therapy, and continuing education. I’m consistently deepening into approaches that reflect my values and stretch the boundaries of what healing can look like.
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And when I’m not working...​
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I return to the places and practices that help me feel grounded and connected. I spend time in nature with my partner and our two dogs, Indi and Layla.
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I practice yoga and meditation as daily rituals, and I love joining nature-based groups or herbalism classes to deepen my connection to the land, keep learning, and build community.
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I find joy in cooking traditional Italian dishes (and the occasional spontaneous kitchen experiment), being near or in the ocean, and making things with my hands—lately that’s photography, crocheting, or hand-building a wobbly piece of pottery.
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Education & Experience
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Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California and Texas
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M.S. in Clinical Psychology, San Francisco State University
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B.A. in Psychology and Sociology, The University of Minnesota, Morris
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500 hours Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-500)
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Land Acknowledgment
I live and work on the unceded ancestral lands of the Ohlone people, specifically the Lisjan Ohlone, in what is now known as the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. For thousands of years, the Lisjan Ohlone have tended to this land with reciprocity, care, and deep relational wisdom. I honor their ongoing stewardship, resistance, and resilience, as well as that of all Indigenous communities whose connection to land, culture, and ceremony endures despite centuries of displacement, violence, and erasure.
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As a white settler and immigrant, I recognize that my ability to live, work, and build a livelihood here is tied to colonial structures and the ongoing occupation of this land. I am committed to a lifelong practice of learning, unlearning, and reparative action. As part of that commitment, I contribute a portion of my earnings to the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust, a Lisjan-led urban Indigenous women’s organization working to rematriate land and restore Indigenous land care practices in the Bay Area.
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I believe that individual and collective healing must include reconnection with land—and that this reconnection must begin with acknowledging the land’s original stewards and reckoning with the histories we inherit.
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To learn more or pay the Shuumi Land Tax, I invite you to visit sogoreate-landtrust.org​
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Ready to Dive in?
I offer a free 20-minute consultation to all clients so you can ask questions, learn more about my approach, and feel out whether we are a good fit.