I understand the challenges of PANS parenting because I have my own PANS child.

Welcome!  I'm Julie, a therapist dedicated to working with  PANS families.  

My understanding of PANS comes not only from my research and professional background, but also from my personal experience as a parent of a child with PANS.  

When it comes to parenting with PANS, I have lived it and I have created systems and techniques to help families navigate this path.

I have always had an interest in combining science and mental health. I began my career as an Assistant Research Scientist at a National Cancer Institute.  I conducted research and analyzed data in this role for 8 years.

I learned invaluable skills in this role and co-authored several publications involving glutathione, green tea for cancer prevention and selenium for prostate cancer prevention.

While I appreciate all that I learned from that my time in medical research, it did not fulfill my interests in mental health and working directly with people.

When a friend of mine shared with me her pursuit of a Master's Degree in Social Work, it piqued my interest. I began to research Fordham's program, which was very accessible to me. When I saw that I could do both research and work in the mental health field at Fordham, I realized I had found the right career path. While receiving my credits for my Master's in Social Work at Fordham, I received at $10,000 scholarship to conduct research in their prestigious Children FIRST program and began my specialization in children and families.

My research experience and the past 22 years of being a child and adolescent therapist have set me up well to work with PANS families.

I understand the medical aspects of PANS given my medical background, and I am highly trained in therapy techniques that are needed for PANS families.