Julie Bond

Julie Bond is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the State of New Jersey. She completed a bachelor’s degree from Douglass College at Rutgers University in Anthropology and received a master’s degree in Marriage, Couple, & Family Therapy from Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Counseling and Education in Portland, Oregon.

Prior to joining CTS, Julie worked in various settings, including inpatient residential substance use programs, community mental health, private practice and clinical college counseling. She approaches her practice from a systems theory perspective focused on investigating intergenerational patterns and attachment theory. Additionally, she has received specialized training in Dialectic Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Internal Family Systems (IFS).

As a trained couples and relationship therapist, Julie is passionate about helping couples and individuals understand intergenerational influences that impact current relational dynamics. She strives to empower clients to explore power dynamics, embrace distress tolerance and find new ways of regulating difficult emotions. With the use of The Gottman Method for Couples Therapy, Imago Relationship Therapy, DBT, and CBT, couples discover new ways to deepen their connection and navigate conflict with empathy.

Couples thrive when partners engage with self-awareness and compassion. Julie personalizes her approach to meet your needs as a couple and as individuals. Learning to regulate your emotions and use healthy communication skills will help you stay connected through life’s ups and downs.

Julie has strong interest in cultural and gender identity exploration, interpersonal relationships, issues of inclusion and social justice, community advocacy, developing deeper self-compassion and boundaries that work.