Julie C Cardoza LMFT

Julie C Cardoza LMFT You are becoming. Telehealth in CA. www.juliecardoza.com

Julie Cardoza LMFT | EMDRIA Consultant | Holistic EMDR, menopause, nervous system healing, midlife & purpose | Telehealth CA | www.juliecardoza.com | You are not broken. Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) | EMDRIA Approved Consultant | Specializing in trauma, midlife transitions, and nervous system healing.

A quick note to connect with people, places, and things that bring you peace, love and joy this World Mental Health Day....
10/10/2025

A quick note to connect with people, places, and things that bring you peace, love and joy this World Mental Health Day.

I'm grateful to have completed a chair yoga workshop last weekend with  and . My own midlife journey has challenged me t...
10/03/2025

I'm grateful to have completed a chair yoga workshop last weekend with and . My own midlife journey has challenged me to explore creative ways to sustain the movement practices I enjoy—and to make them accessible for everyone, exactly where they are.

This quote from Lakshmi Voelker-Binder captures what I'm learning: meeting ourselves with compassion, honoring our bodies' wisdom, and knowing that flexibility isn't just physical—it's about adapting to what we need today. Sometimes the most radical act is resting. Sometimes it's moving. Always, it's listening.
As I bring more integrative approaches into my work—yoga, nature, animals, ritual, EMDR—I'm reminded that healing happens when we stop performing and start being present with what is.

Midlife isn’t about staying the same—it’s about becoming more of who you are. 🌱
09/30/2025

Midlife isn’t about staying the same—it’s about becoming more of who you are. 🌱

Midlife needs more than schedule management — it needs meaning.Creating rituals, even in small forms, transforms everyda...
08/30/2025

Midlife needs more than schedule management — it needs meaning.

Creating rituals, even in small forms, transforms everyday habits into anchors for becoming. This is where EMDR, polyvagal-informed practices, and intentional ritual come together to support healing and identity renewal.

As EMDR clinicians, we often work with clients in midlife who are carrying both trauma history and new layers of identit...
08/29/2025

As EMDR clinicians, we often work with clients in midlife who are carrying both trauma history and new layers of identity change.

My consultation approach integrates polyvagal-informed tools, menopause-sensitive care, and EMDR best practices — helping therapists build confidence in supporting clients at these complex thresholds.

n midlife, perfection often loses its grip — not because the drive disappears, but because the body and nervous system c...
08/28/2025

n midlife, perfection often loses its grip — not because the drive disappears, but because the body and nervous system can no longer sustain it. What emerges instead is the invitation to soften into permission.

Permission to rest. Permission to be imperfect. Permission to belong without proving. As clinicians, we can help clients navigate this threshold with compassion and clarity.

How do we help clients stay rooted when their entire inner world is reorganizing?In midlife, nervous system regulation, ...
08/27/2025

How do we help clients stay rooted when their entire inner world is reorganizing?

In midlife, nervous system regulation, attachment repair, and meaning-making become central tasks. EMDR provides a way to integrate past trauma while opening space for identity renewal — supporting clients in navigating these thresholds with steadiness and dignity.

EMDR consultation is more than protocol review — it’s about deepening clinical intuition and integrating nervous system ...
08/25/2025

EMDR consultation is more than protocol review — it’s about deepening clinical intuition and integrating nervous system science with lived experience.

My consultation approach is informed by polyvagal theory, menopause awareness, and the thresholds of midlife, offering clinicians a framework to support clients at this complex life stage.

How often do we mistake brain fog or memory lapses for resistance or avoidance in therapy?In midlife, cognitive changes ...
08/25/2025

How often do we mistake brain fog or memory lapses for resistance or avoidance in therapy?

In midlife, cognitive changes are often tied to neuroendocrine shifts, stress load, and trauma history. Naming this for clients can be profoundly validating. My work combines EMDR and nervous system healing with psychoeducation, helping clients see these changes not as failures, but as part of a larger midlife transition.

So much of trauma is tied to performance — to striving for approval, to proving worth. In midlife, when roles change or ...
08/23/2025

So much of trauma is tied to performance — to striving for approval, to proving worth. In midlife, when roles change or dissolve, many clients confront the raw question: If I’m not proving, where do I belong?

Through EMDR and integrative care, I work with clients to release old survival strategies and build belonging from within. This is the heart of midlife healing.

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Fresno, CA

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