Julie C Cardoza LMFT

01/22/2026

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01/08/2026

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01/06/2026

Consultation Group and The Turn of the Year https://wix.to/EPcopuF

What is maturity?

Not as an endpoint, but as a living question.

This month's newsletter: Intention over resolution. Midlife without urgency. Sustainable practice for trauma therapists. Permission to begin well.

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Newletter - January 2026

01/05/2026

Shift the Sunday scary stories. What intention am I offering to this day, week, year

12/31/2025

2025, NYE.
Thanks for the sessions.

Welcome, 2026.

#2026

10/10/2025

A quick note to connect with people, places, and things that bring you peace, love and joy this World Mental Health Day.

10/03/2025

I'm grateful to have completed a chair yoga workshop last weekend with and . My own midlife journey has challenged me to explore creative ways to sustain the movement practices I enjoy—and to make them accessible for everyone, exactly where they are.

This quote from Lakshmi Voelker-Binder captures what I'm learning: meeting ourselves with compassion, honoring our bodies' wisdom, and knowing that flexibility isn't just physical—it's about adapting to what we need today. Sometimes the most radical act is resting. Sometimes it's moving. Always, it's listening.
As I bring more integrative approaches into my work—yoga, nature, animals, ritual, EMDR—I'm reminded that healing happens when we stop performing and start being present with what is.

09/30/2025

Midlife isn’t about staying the same—it’s about becoming more of who you are. 🌱

08/30/2025

Midlife needs more than schedule management — it needs meaning.

Creating rituals, even in small forms, transforms everyday habits into anchors for becoming. This is where EMDR, polyvagal-informed practices, and intentional ritual come together to support healing and identity renewal.

08/29/2025

As EMDR clinicians, we often work with clients in midlife who are carrying both trauma history and new layers of identity change.

My consultation approach integrates polyvagal-informed tools, menopause-sensitive care, and EMDR best practices — helping therapists build confidence in supporting clients at these complex thresholds.

08/28/2025

n midlife, perfection often loses its grip — not because the drive disappears, but because the body and nervous system can no longer sustain it. What emerges instead is the invitation to soften into permission.

Permission to rest. Permission to be imperfect. Permission to belong without proving. As clinicians, we can help clients navigate this threshold with compassion and clarity.

08/27/2025

How do we help clients stay rooted when their entire inner world is reorganizing?

In midlife, nervous system regulation, attachment repair, and meaning-making become central tasks. EMDR provides a way to integrate past trauma while opening space for identity renewal — supporting clients in navigating these thresholds with steadiness and dignity.