Pediatrics & Neurodivergence
Many childhood behaviors—emotional outbursts, sensory overwhelm, sleep issues, reactivity, constipation, ADHD-like symptoms, or fully diagnosed neurodivergence or mental health issues —are not “problems” but signs of a stressed nervous system and disrupted biochemistry. Modern exposures (gut disruption, toxins, food dyes, heavy metals, birth interventions, screens) place a huge burden on developing brains. Through pediatric craniosacral therapy and integrative nutrition, I help families understand the root causes of dysregulation and create a plan that supports their child’s unique nervous system so they can feel safe, stable, and themselves again.
Our Integrative Approach helps you...
Understanding the root of dysregulation — decoding how birth experiences, gut imbalance, toxins, and sensory load impact behavior, emotion, sleep, and development.
Supporting neurodivergent nervous systems — helping kids with ADHD, autism, sensory processing challenges, and emotional reactivity find more internal stability and safety.
Improving digestion + elimination — addressing constipation, bloating, gas, food reactions, and the gut–brain connection that drives mood and focus.
Guiding families through nutrition that works — finding realistic, non-dogmatic food strategies that support regulation without overwhelming your household or your child.
Releasing tension + overwhelm stored in the body — using gentle CST to unwind birth stress, head/neck tension, tongue/jaw strain, and patterns that limit regulation.
Strengthening co-regulation within the home — helping parents understand their child’s cues, nervous system patterns, and how to support calmer family dynamics.
Relationship & Marriage Mentoring
We work with couples together to strengthen the shared space between them—helping both partners regulate, communicate, and reconnect through somatic and relational coaching.
Relationship & Marriage Mentoring
We work with couples together to strengthen the shared space between them—helping both partners regulate, communicate, and reconnect through somatic and relational coaching.
Happens in a Pediatric session
Pediatric sessions support both your child and you as the parent. Kids show us what their nervous system needs through behavior, boundaries, and sensation; parents need clarity, education, and grounded guidance. A session combines gentle craniosacral work with parenting & nutrition coaching that helps you finally understand what’s going on beneath the surface—without pathologizing your child or reducing them to a diagnosis.
Some children jump right onto the table. Others say “Nope.”
And that “no” is often the most important part of their healing. When a child feels their boundaries honored—maybe for the first time—their nervous system softens, their trust grows, and the next session often goes much deeper.
While your child receives support, you’ll also learn what’s happening in their body: how birth stress impacts development, how toxins and food additives affect behavior, how gut health shapes emotions, and how sensory overload creates shutdowns or meltdowns. The more you understand outside the pathology model, the easier it becomes to see your child’s gifts, strengths, and “superpowers” instead of their struggles.
Sessions can be with or without your child present. After the initial visit, many families continue with both child follow ups & parent-only sessions to get deeper clarity, strategy, and nervous-system tools—without discussing struggles in front of your child, which can create limiting stories about who they are.
- Gentle craniosacral work: Supporting the head, spine, sacrum, jaw, and diaphragms to release tension from birth, falls, sensory overload, or emotional overwhelm.
- A sense of safety + being heard: Their “yes” and “no” matter, building trust and co-regulation rather than forcing compliance.
- Nervous-system shifts: Moving from fight/flight/freeze into calm, connection, curiosity, and ease.
- Release of stored stress + feelings: Unwinding the somatic patterns behind meltdowns, clinginess, shutdowns, irritability, and “big reactions.”
- Digestive + vagal support: Easing constipation, bloating, food reactions, and the gut–brain issues that drive mood and behavior.
- Parent education that actually changes things: Clear guidance on nutrition, triggers, sensory input, sleep, co-regulation, and what your child actually needs without guessing or spinning in circles.
- A strengths-based lens: Helping you understand your child as creative, intelligent, sensitive, intuitive—full of potential—not broken or “too much.”
What
Clients Commonly Experience
- Laura K.
Julie is a powerfully intuitive healer. She helps me to trust my body's wisdom and to take actions that continue to improve my health. I highly recommend her!
"Julie is a powerfully intuitive healer."
-Suzanne K.
CST with Julie is amazing. She is a great listener and has a kind and gentle touch. I feel safe, nurtured, and comfortable in Julie’s presence, and CST has brought me a sense of peace within myself I hadn’t felt before.
"CST with Julie is amazing."
-Michele G.
Thank you so much, Julie, for our sessions! I feel so hopeful about managing my tinnitus!
"I Feel So Hopeful!"
-R. G.
Julie told me more about my body in 30 minutes than any of my doctors have in over 5 years of battling chronic health issues. I couldn't recommend her more, thank you, thank you.
"Thank you, thank you"
-J.K.
After over a decade, infinite diets, and constantly swinging between weight loss and then being stuck at an inability to loose weight. I've lost over 30lbs working with Julie. She's a gem.
