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Our
Story

Tampa Christian Counseling was established in 2017 by the owner, Julia Dawoud. As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Julia’s goal has always been to serve the community by bringing mental health awareness, fostering a community of support around mental illness, and making sure individuals have access to mental health treatment via TCC or another appropriate level of care.​

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Julia
Dawoud

​Julia Dawoud is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and Qualified Supervisor in the state of Florida. She has over ten years of clinical counseling experience working in a variety of settings including outpatient, residential, therapeutic schools, and high schools. She has been in private practice for over seven years, providing individual, family, and couples therapy. Julia is certified in advanced cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and integrates elements of CBT, psychodynamic, solution-focused, and motivational interviewing approaches to the treatment of each client. Julia is highly experienced working with clients experiencing anxiety, depression and other mood disorders, trauma, relationship issues, and substance abuse.

A Holistic Approach

If you or a loved one are committed to individual counseling, it makes sense to address the whole person. In fact, to make significant progress, I believe patients must address three different aspects of their being:

Understanding the Counseling Process:
What to Expect

01

Assessment

We begin with an assessment over our first 1-2 sessions, whose purpose is to identify the presenting problem(s) and any relevant history that may have affected them. It is during this time frame that a full bio-psychosocial evaluation will be conducted on an as-needed basis.

02

Treatment Plan

Once the assessment is complete, we develop an informal treatment plan to determine our goals for subsequent sessions. Typically we develop 1-3 realistic, time-bound goals for the coming weeks or months.

03

Goals

During the treatment phase of therapy, goals are addressed in steps through various modalities at your desired pace.

04

Reassessment

Over time, we conduct a reassessment to determine if services need to continue, increase, or decrease frequency, or if we need to change the approach altogether.

A typical patient experience lasts 3-6 months, reassessing as needed, as patients make their journey toward a more independent, functioning, stable life. However, it is also common to return months or years down the road if a trigger resurfaces.

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Above all, my services are holistic and solution focused, utilizing CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) techniques while gently guiding and challenging patients to make progress in their lives with regular check-ins to ensure a satisfactory therapy experience.

Start your journey today

If you are struggling, don’t wait. Reach out today to connect with our caring team and start your journey toward healing and personal growth. We're here to support you every step of the way.

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