About Julia
Dr. Julia Kaluga is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 14 years of clinical experience. She speaks English and Russian and works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship concerns.
Her background includes helping people facing addiction, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem. Dr. Kaluga uses practical, evidence-informed methods to help people manage intense emotions and make changes that matter.
Sessions tend to focus on skills people can use between meetings, such as noticing unhelpful thoughts, building coping routines, and practicing mindful responses to stress.
How Julia works
She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thinking patterns that keep problems going and to develop alternative responses. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify values and take action even when feelings are difficult. Dialectical Behavior Therapy contributes emotion regulation and interpersonal skills for people overwhelmed by strong emotions.
Clients can expect straightforward conversation and focused goal-setting. Dr. Kaluga emphasizes small, achievable steps.
She also incorporates mindfulness exercises when they fit a person’s needs. Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns beyond mood and anxiety, including parenting stress, career transitions, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and issues related to gender and sexual identity. She also has experience with aging and geriatric issues, first responder concerns, hoarding, immigration challenges, and relationship styles such as polyamory.
Sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. People interested in starting complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on therapist availability.
Julia lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What Julia works with
The areas below are the ones Julia selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 14 |
| Languages | English, Russian |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people name what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when emotions are strong. Online sessions can include exercises to clarify values and plan real-world actions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing different ways of thinking and behaving. In remote sessions this often includes short homework tasks, thought records, and behavior experiments discussed over video or chat.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy contributes practical tools for emotion regulation and better interpersonal interaction. Skills training can be taught in-session and practiced between appointments using notes or brief text check-ins.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. Plans are adjusted as progress is made so the approach fits the individual.
Online formats offer flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls let people use face-to-face conversation when that helps, while phone sessions work when bandwidth or mobility is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill reminders, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into daily life and to practice skills between sessions.
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