Therapy Chat

444: Sandtray, Brainspotting + Expressive Therapies For Trauma with Dr. Julia Knach


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This week's episode of Therapy Chat features Trauma Therapist Network member Dr. Julia Knach. Julia has worked for years with survivors of child abuse and is now the owner of a group practice North of Baltimore, Maryland as well as a training institute. In our conversation, Julia shares how she uses Brainspotting with sand tray therapy and play to help her clients work through their trauma. Listen to our conversation and be inspired to use some new ways of working with clients! 

Julia Knach is the owner and founder of My Crossing Paths Counseling Center and My Crossing Paths Training Center. Julia was previously the Manager of Clinical Services at Baltimore Child Abuse Center (BCAC) and before that she was the Clinical Supervisor with Family and Children’s Services (FCS), supervising both Baltimore City and County. She works with all populations dealing with trauma and abuse. She is currently an adjunct professor at the Community College of Baltimore County, teaching in the human service counseling department. She published her first book called Crossing Paths: The Intersection between Trauma and Addictions. She recently received her PsyD at California Southern University, with her dissertation focusing on sand tray therapy, entitled "Using sand tray therapy to encourage healing from adverse childhood experiences."

Find Julia on InstagramFacebook and LinkedIn. Find Julia's practice website here.

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