I’m Julianne Smith, founder and therapist at Weird and Well Counseling. For a long time, I felt like I didn’t quite fit anywhere. I tried to shrink, stretch, and reshape myself to fit into boxes that were never made for me. Eventually, I realized the problem wasn’t me. So, I stopped trying to force it.

That experience deeply shapes how I show up as a therapist. I’m passionate about neuroscience and the ways our nervous systems, identities, relationships, and culture all intersect, especially when it comes to trauma and the stories we carry about ourselves. I don’t believe therapy should be about “fixing” you. I believe it should be about understanding yourself in context, making sense of your patterns, and building a life that actually fits who you are.

I’m especially drawn to working with people who feel like they don’t belong, who’ve spent years thinking something must be wrong with them. Together, we work toward something different; not changing who you are, but helping you embrace your “weird,” understand your brain, and find ways to thrive on your own terms.

I’m also autistic and ADHD, and I’m open about that in my work. A lot of my clients seek me out because they want a therapist who gets it; not just clinically, but through lived experience. That shared understanding can make space for a kind of honesty and depth that feels hard to find elsewhere.

Weird and Well exists because you don’t need to become someone else to be okay. You just need the right space to understand yourself.