Liah Jutila

My communication style

Empathy, support, and validation are the foundation of my work. When you offer me the trust and vulnerability of sharing details of your life, I want it to be met with the understanding that it is not an easy thing to do. Therefore, my ultimate goal is to never make you feel guilt, shame, doubt, or judgment for the details you share with me.

My journey to mental healthcare

I began my journey in a more 'traditional' social work way - community mental health, inpatient psych, case management. I felt the draw to more long-term support and deeper client exploration. Instead of feeling as though I was putting metaphorical band-aids on clients, I wanted to help develop and achieve long-term goals and success with clients.

My goals for you

We will do a lot of exploration together as to what you value and feel is important. This will help us set the groundwork for recognizing what goals we want to set and how best to achieve them. It is important for me to share that I am walking alongside you through therapy. While I may offer an alternate way of looking at things or processing them.

Our first session

I first start with the reason that you decided to pursue therapy, as this 'why' is essential to knowing how best to support you and what the path of our work together will entail. To then set the foundation for moving forward, we will complete an in-depth assessment ( think: personal history).

I identify as...

• Female
• Caucasian or White
• Non-denominational