Juliann Flora

Registered Associate Professional Clinical Counselor with experience providing individual and group therapy to adolescents and adults. Brings a long-standing background in youth mentoring, residential mental health, education, and creative facilitation. Trauma-informed and collaborative, with experience supporting clients with trauma, anxiety, depression, ADHD/neurodivergence, relationship concerns, grief, self-esteem, identity, and life transitions.

Draws from person-centered, narrative, CBT/DBT-informed, mindfulness, and strengths-based approaches.

Registered Associate Professional Clinical Counselor (APCC) / Counseling Intern at Anchored California (2025-05 – Present)

Registered Associate Professional Clinical Counselor (APCC), Aug 2026–Present | Counseling Intern, May 2025–May 2026

• Provide individual psychotherapy to adolescents and adults in person and via telehealth, including clients navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, ADHD/neurodivergence, grief, relationship concerns, self-esteem, identity, and major life transitions.
• Conduct assessments, develop individualized treatment plans, maintain clinical documentation in ThinkHealth, and participate in ongoing supervision and case consultation.
• Use person-centered, narrative, CBT/DBT-informed, mindfulness, strengths-based, and trauma-informed interventions tailored to client needs.
• Co-facilitated "It's Giving Anxiety," a therapy group for middle-school adolescents focused on anxiety, coping, emotional expression, and peer connection.
• Provide risk assessment, crisis support, and stabilization when clinically indicated.

Milieu Counselor at Center for Discovery (2013-01 – 2014-12)

• Supported six women in a residential mental health treatment setting; facilitated therapeutic groups, outings, and yoga-based activities.
• Supported coping and emotional regulation and completed clinical documentation using BestNotes.

Job Readiness Coordinator & Youth Mentor at Bakari Mentoring Program (2010-01 – 2012-12)

• Mentored male youth ages 14–18 on probation, teaching life skills, empathy, job-readiness skills, resume building, and interview preparation.
• Built relationships with community stakeholders to create employment and volunteer opportunities for participating youth.

AmeriCorps Program Facilitator at Ashoka Seattle (2012-01 – 2013-12)

• Facilitated an after-school social entrepreneurship program for high-school students and organized quarterly community showcases of student projects.
• Used Salesforce for program and relationship tracking.

Art Teacher at Caliber Beta Academy (2022-01 – 2022-12)

• Developed and facilitated art curriculum for K–2 students, creating a supportive classroom space for creativity, emotional expression, and connection.

Owner, Artist & Workshop Facilitator at Juliann Flora Art (2020-01 – Present)

• Facilitate drawing and woodburning workshops for children and adults, including corporate groups, with an emphasis on creativity, self-expression, and connection.
• Own and operate an independent art practice encompassing exhibitions, commissions, workshops, client relationships, and community events.

Communications Specialist at Volunteers of America (2022-01 – 2023-12)

• Supported community outreach, education, events, and partnerships related to social services and mental health resources, including initiatives serving youth and families.

M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling – University of the Cumberlands (2026-05)

B.S. in Psychology; Minor, Ethnic Studies – California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (2012-06)