Julia G. Katawazi is a doctoral student in Counselor Education and Supervision at Oregon State University. She is a bilingual Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) in California and serves as a Primary Care Mental Health Integration clinician at the VA San Diego Healthcare System, where she works with veterans in integrated behavioral health and substance use settings.

Julia earned her Master’s in Counseling from the University of San Diego in 2018. She also serves as a doctoral supervisor within the Oregon Integrated Behavioral Health Training Initiative (OIBHTI), mentoring master’s-level clinicians in integrated care and community-based settings. Her clinical and supervisory work is grounded in trauma-informed, multicultural, and relational frameworks, with particular attention to power, identity, and systemic inequities in mental health systems.

Her scholarship explores the intersection of culture, voice, trauma, and technology, including computational analyses of Latina women’s narratives and autoethnographic inquiry into the evolving role of artificial intelligence in counselor education and clinical practice. As an immigrant, queer woman, parent, and veteran mental health provider, Julia’s work centers presence, equity, and reclaiming voice—both in the therapy room and in leadership spaces.