About

Hello! My name is Julie McGowan and I am the owner of Rapport Counseling, PLLC. I graduated in 2017 with my Master's in Social Work from Hunter College in New York City. I started my Social Work career with families involved in the child welfare system who lived in the Bronx and Harlem. I then moved to Seattle with my now husband and our cat, Richard, and worked with families, couples, and led a parenting group at a mental health partial hospitalization program in Bellevue. I then spent a year working at Seattle Children's Hospital supporting families with children participating on the cancer clinical research trials. Now, I own Rapport Counseling and am so excited to be using all of my experience and clinical knowledge to serve my broader Seattle and Washington community.

I genuinely love being a therapist and will nerd out all day about emotions, interpersonal dynamics, and boundary setting if given the chance. I know that beginning therapy for many people can feel daunting and even downright terrifying. But I hope to make this process a little less scary by bringing a lightness and a joy into my work that hopefully makes therapy feel a little bit more accessible. When we work together, I hope to provide a space where you know I have your best interests at heart and my main goal is to support you on your journey, wherever that may lead.