Therapist Juliana Mott Fabio, LCSW

02/04/2026

https://www.julianamottfabio.com/post/when-the-rules-of-a-friendship-change-navigating-unmet-expectations-and-emotional-pain

By Juliana Mott Fabio, LCSWRecently, I had a conversation with someone I am close to who was deeply upset about her relationship with her best friend. Through tears, she described how often she felt let down—missed lunch dates, last-minute cancellations, arriving late, and a growing sense that she...

02/03/2026

Weekend in Portland. Music, hiking, immersive museum and all its weirdness.

01/28/2026

https://www.julianamottfabio.com/post/learning-to-say-goodbye-endings-as-a-meaningful-part-of-healing

By Juliana Mott Fabio, LCSWFor a long time, goodbyes were something I tried to avoid. When I was younger, I often left jobs, relationships, and even places abruptly—sometimes without saying anything at all, sometimes at the last minute, and often in ways that felt awkward or unfinished. At the tim...

01/25/2026

Starting full time in private practice in one week. Welcome to my new office 🩷

01/14/2026

https://www.julianamottfabio.com/post/where-do-you-feel-peace

In this fast-paced world we live in, it is all too easy to fall into the relentless cycle of "just keep going." The endless to-do lists seem to multiply at an alarming rate: the laundry needs to be done, the plants require watering, the kids must be driven to soccer practice, groceries need to be pu...

01/12/2026

https://www.julianamottfabio.com/post/stop-breathe-beauty

Stop - Breathe - Beauty! This is my mantra when I feel overwhelmed or find myself spiraling down a rabbit hole of anxious thoughts. In those moments of heightened stress, I literally tell myself in my head to STOP! It’s as if I am pulling the emergency brake on a speeding train of anxiety, halting...

01/05/2026

https://www.julianamottfabio.com/post/getting-started-how-to-find-the-motivation-for-the-hard-things

By Juliana Mott Fabio, LCSWWe all have moments when the first step feels like the hardest one — going for a run, beginning a challenging project, having a difficult conversation, or even simply getting out the door. Motivation is often misunderstood as something we “wait for,” but in reality, ...

12/31/2025

https://www.julianamottfabio.com/post/from-resolutions-to-rituals

By Juliana Mott Fabio, LCSWAs the new year approaches, many people find themselves thinking about resolutions—what they want to change, improve, or finally accomplish. I genuinely believe there is value in wanting to bring healthier habits into our lives. Wanting growth, ease, or alignment is a ve...

12/29/2025

https://www.julianamottfabio.com/post/grieving-the-end-of-a-long-term-relationship

By Juliana Mott Fabio, LCSWGrief after the end of a long-term relationship can be one of the most painful experiences of a person’s life. While it may not always be recognized in the same way as other losses, the grief is real and deeply destabilizing. You are not only grieving a person—you are ...

12/24/2025

https://www.julianamottfabio.com/post/deep-roots-gentle-growth

by Juliana Fabio, LCSWWhen you stand beneath a Coast Live Oak—especially the old oaks that anchor the hillsides of Santa Barbara—there’s a feeling of steadiness that you can almost sense in your bones. Oaks don’t rush. They don’t force their growth. They stretch slowly, adapt to their envi...

12/16/2025

https://www.julianamottfabio.com/post/sometimes-healing-looks-like-stillness-not-progress

by Juliana Fabio, LCSWIn our culture, we are taught to measure healing by momentum. Forward movement. Breakthroughs. “Doing better.”But anyone who has lived through profound grief or a major life transition knows that healing doesn’t always follow a linear trajectory. Sometimes, true healing l...