Julia Folse, MSW
LMSW

(she/they)

Areas of Specialty :
  • EMDR
  • LGBTQIA+
  • Trauma and PTSD

Client Focus:
  • Children
  • Tweens
  • Teens
  • Adults

I'm Julia Folse (she/they), a licensed master social worker (LMSW), creative, outdoor enthusiast, and advocate for historically underserved populations. I prioritize strengths-based, person-centered services that invite compassion and autonomy as holistic foundations for client well-being. EMDR, DBT, CBT, empowerment, ecological systems theory, feminist theory, queer theory, the strengths perspective, and more inform my evidence-based approach to individualized client care.

Connection is a source of power, healing, and hope. You deserve safety, joy, peace, and access to your inner knowing. You matter. Your feelings, experiences, and stories deserve to be held with care. I enjoy working with all populations and age groups, and I have a passion for working with adolescents struggling with anxiety, depression, and/or self-harm; young adults; older adults (65+); and historically underserved populations (BIPOC and the 2SLGBTQIA+ community). Being seen, heard, and valued for all that you are is the bare minimum that can be done to honor your humanity. Access to safe, trauma-informed, equitable services—especially in the South is a barrier in many communities. Actively combatting that is a professional and personal value of mine. I look forward to meeting you in compassion, openness, and trust at Counseling Associates.

Locations
Hattiesburg
Telehealth - MS

Education:
  • Bachelor of Social Work, University of Southern Mississippi
  • MSW, University of Southern Mississippi

Areas of Focus:
  • Anxiety
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Child or Adolescent
  • Chronic Impulsivity
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Grief and Loss
  • LGBTQ+
  • Peer Relationships
  • Racial Identity
  • Relationship Issues
  • School Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Self-Harming
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Transgender
  • Trauma and PTSD
Treatment Approaches:
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • EMDR
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Humanistic
  • Intervention
  • Mindfulness-based (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative
  • Relational
  • Strengths-Based
  • Trauma Focused