Julianna Van Mulligen, MA, Registered Psychologist

Hello and welcome.

I am a Registered Psychologist offering virtual sessions to individuals located in Ontario and Alberta. I hold a Bachelors of Science in Psychology from the University of Northern British Columbia and a Masters degree in Counselling Psychology from McGill University. I have experience working in a variety of settings including a crisis line, a university counselling centre, a Native Friendship Center, and in private practice.

My practice offers individual therapy for adults who want to move beyond simply coping and begin creating lasting change. While I work with adults of all ages, I have a particular interest in supporting women in their 20s and 30s who feel stuck in patterns such as anxiety, perfectionism, people pleasing, relationship challenges, self-criticism, or trauma and attachment wounds. I also enjoy working with Highly Sensitive People (HSP), helping them understand and work with their sensitivity as a strength rather than something that needs to be fixed.

I believe that all humans have an innate capacity to heal. Lasting change happens when we move beyond simply understanding our struggles and begin experiencing them differently. Rather than focusing only on managing symptoms, I help people gently explore the patterns, emotions, and protective parts of themselves that have developed over time. Together, we create a space where these patterns can be understood with curiosity instead of judgment, allowing new ways of relating to yourself to emerge. My work is grounded in experiential approaches, including Internal Family Systems (IFS), and is informed by psychodynamic and attachment-based perspectives.

Beyond therapy, I have been an ethical vegan since 2012 and care deeply about the environment and the wellbeing of all living beings. These values are central to who I am and inform the compassion, respect, and mindfulness I bring into my work with clients.

I enjoy exploring new places and experiences, and I find solace and inspiration in nature and animals, often spending my free time walking my dog Frida, running, hiking, volunteering at an animal sanctuary, and cooking/baking healthy vegan food.

Qualifications

  • Registered Psychologist #6562 - College of Alberta Psychologists

  • Registered Psychologist #7368 - College of Psychologists and Applied Behavioural Analysts of Ontario

Education

  • MA in Counselling Psychology, McGill University, 2020

  • BSc in Psychology, University of Northern British Columbia, 2018

Professional Training

  • Internal Family Systems Level 1 - IFS Institute (In Progress, completion expected November 2026)

  • Clearing the Path: Working Effectively with the Challenges of Defense and Anxiety with Steve Shapiro, PhD - AEDP Institute (2026)

  • Internal Family Systems Treatment for Chronic Pain workshop - IFS Institute (2026)

  • Psychotherapy Institute - Mindful ISTDP (2025-2026)

  • Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) Pre-Core Training - Mindful ISTDP (2025)

  • Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) Level 1 - AEDP Institute (2025)

  • Essentials Program in Psychoanalysis – Toronto Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis (2023-2024)

  • IFS Foundations Masterclass – Kendhal Hart (2024)

  • ACT for Perfectionism and People Pleasing - Psychwire (2023)

  • Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy for OCD - Cognitive Behaviour Institute (2023)

  • Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) Basic Training & Advanced Attachment Workshop - Center for Trauma and Stress (2023)

  • Providing Basic Dialectical Behavior Therapy With Treatment Integrity - Cognitive Behaviour Institute (2022)

  • ACT for Beginners - Psychwire (2022)

  • ASIST Suicide First Aid - LivingWorks

  • Suicide to Hope - Living Works