Julia Yates, MSW

Julia Yates, LCSW completed her Master of Science and Clinical Social work degree with an emphasis in structural family therapy in 2003 from the University of Wisconsin- Madison. She completed her post graduate clinical externship on an Adult Inpatient Psychiatric unit which included extensive Emergency room training along with individual and group therapy. Julia’s professional interests include: women’s health, working with adolescent populations, grief counseling, couples counseling, motivational interviewing, holistic approaches to healing, and diagnosis and treatment of mood disorders. Julia was introduced to the Department of Family Medicine while working with the Wisconsin Initiatives to Promote Healthy Lifestyles, which also afforded her the opportunity to strengthen her motivational interviewing skills. She joined the UW Health Verona team in March of 2008 and became full time after closing her private practice in Janesville in February 2011. Julia provides psychotherapy and brief consultation services to a wide age range at the Verona clinic, and she draws from multiple therapeutic, holistic approaches including cognitive behavioral therapy, solution focused therapy, and acceptance /commitment therapy. She also thoroughly enjoys working with residents through direct teaching, observation, and shadowing opportunities.