Julie Flannagan, MMFT
Marriage & Family Therapist
Gallatin Location & Virtual
"When we love a person, we accept him or her exactly as is: the lovely with the unlovely, the strong with the fearful, the true mixed in with the facade, and of course, the only way we can do it is by accepting ourselves that way."
- Fred Rogers
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Julie has a passion for helping others transform their stressors into strengths. Like us all, she has navigated her own challenges and learned how to use your resiliency as your strength in life!
Julie brings a more directive approach to the counseling office to help you as a coach, from the sidelines, as you are dredging through your own mess in life. With a combination of warmth, directness, and her own life stories learned from the school of "hard knocks," there's not much Julie isn't ready to walk with you through.
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Julie has studied many theories and achieved many certifications that allows her the ability to work with a range of presenting issues. Her ideal clients would most look like:
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Parents of children with ASD, Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Parenting & Grief after the loss of a spouse
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Coaching Men who need support to show up more effectively in their marriage/life
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Supporting Women/Assertiveness Training
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Life Coaching Bootcamp
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Grief across the spectrum
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Empowerment through Adversity
Julie draws on her personal journey as well as her years of working with parents and individuals offering early intervention support with children under the age of three who have special needs and their parents.
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Julie is under Clinical Supervision with Joanna Dixon, LMFT, (License No. 1070)
her Site Supervisor is Mandy Middleton, LMFT.
Areas of Focus
Education
Individual Counseling
Men in Relationships
Spousal Grief/Adjustment
Autism Spectrum Parenting
Single Parenthood
Medical Trauma/Grief
Anxiety/Depression
Life Transitions
Julie uses Emotionally Focused Therapy, Attachment Therapy, Brainspotting, and Solution Focused therapy.
EFT Externship & Core Skills 1&2
Brainspotting Level 1
Emotionally Focused Therapy Externship
Masters of Marriage and Family Therapy
Northcentral University
Bachelors of Social Work
Middle Tennessee State University