JULIE FUTRELL, PhD

CURRENT POSITION
2015 – Present Private Practice, Dallas, TX
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Clinical Practice: Individual psychotherapy with adults utilizing an eclectic approach grounded in psychoanalysis. Generalist practitioner with a special focus on women’s experience and development, obsessional disorders, anxiety, and parenting development.
Forensic Practice: Southwest Clinical and Forensics: Supervised training in forensic psychology focused on family law and civil litigation. Supervised by Dr. Benjamin Albritton.

EDUCATION
2014 Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA (APA-accredited)
PhD in Clinical Psychology
2009 Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
MA in Clinical Psychology
2008 University of Texas, Austin, TX
MEd in Public Health Education and Promotion
1998 Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
BA in Corporate Communications and Public Affairs
Minor in Psychology

LICENSES
2023 – Present PsyPact APIT License #14511
2022 – Present State of Texas Licensed Clinical Psychologist #39474
2016 – Present State of California Licensed Clinical Psychologist #28758
2015 – Present State of New York Licensed Clinical Psychologist #021169

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS, EMPLOYMENT, AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
2021 – 2022 Sunol Hills, LLC
Chief Clinical Operations Consultant
Development of clinical programming and operations at three residential crisis and eating disorder facilities for adolescents. Supervision of and continuing education for all mental health providers. Responsible for ensuring all facilities were compliant with state, federal, and local policies. Development of company’s clinical resources manual and operational
manuals.

2020 – 2021 CHE Behavioral Health Services, California
National Clinical Director, Outpatient Services
Corporate leadership and clinical program development for outpatient telehealth clinic in 10 states. Supervision and oversight of 100+ licensed mental health providers. Development of company-wide Policies and Procedures Manual and marketing strategy/development of company
branding. Generation of company press releases and web content. Payor relations and credentialing advisory board. Public speaking engagements advancing behavioral healthcare and telehealth services.

2019 – 2020 CHE Behavioral Health Services, California
Chief Compliance Officer
Corporate compliance implementation and oversight of behavioral health program. Interdisciplinary team leadership to ensure compliance across 10 states. Chair, Executive Compliance Committee. CMS and Medicaid regulatory and audit oversight to ensure clinicians’ documentation compliance.

2018 – 2020 CHE Behavioral Health Services, California
Associate Clinical Director
Assist in clinical program development and implementation for behavioral health services in skilled nursing facilities. Development of national training programs regarding CMS regulations and documentation. Supervision and oversight of 40+ clinicians. Leadership, public speaking,
and in-service support for industry. Legislative advocacy for behavioral health services.

2016 – 2018 CHE Behavioral Health Services, Northern California
Regional Clinical Director
Provide individual psychotherapy, psychodiagnostic and neuropsychological testing in skilled nursing facilities. Supervision of 25+ mental health professionals. Assess for capacity and cognitive impairment in geriatric populations. Development of treatment plans collaboratively
with patients to define treatment goals.

2015 – 2016 CHE Behavioral Health Services, New York, NY
Staff Psychologist
Individual and group psychotherapy in skilled nursing facilities. Conduct capacity evaluations and neuropsychological assessment in patients to assess for cognitive impairment and traumatic brain injury. Coordination with psychiatry, nursing, social work, and primary care physicians to
ensure continuity of care. Conduct bariatric assessments with the morbidly obese population.

SUPERVISED CLINICAL TRAINING
2022 – Present Southwest Clinical and Forensics, Dallas, TX
Forensic Psychology Training
Supervised forensic training focused on family law and civil litigation. Data research, collection, and analysis. Supervised by Dr. Benjamin Albritton.

2014 – 2015 CHE Behavioral Health Services, New York, NY
Postdoctoral Psychologist
Individual and group psychotherapy in skilled nursing facilities. Conduct capacity evaluations and neuropsychological assessment in patients to assess for cognitive impairment and traumatic brain injury. Coordination with psychiatry, nursing, social work, and primary care physicians to
ensure continuity of care.

2013 – 2014 Nassau University Medical Center, Nassau, NY
Clinical Psychology Predoctoral Intern, Specialized Focus on Child and Adolescent Psychology
Individual, group, and family psychotherapy for adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations in both outpatient and inpatient settings. Psychodiagnostic testing and evaluation on in-patient, locked forensic unit. Supervision of psychiatry residents on psychotherapy cases. Assessment of traumatic brain injury and cognitive impairment. Psychiatric Consultation and Liaison in medical setting.

2011 – 2012 Duquesne University Psychology Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA
Clinic Coordinator
Intake interviews, psychodiagnostic assessments, crisis intervention, and outreach services. Conduct screens with potential new patients. Supervision of incoming graduate students in case formulation, diagnostic testing, and test interpretation. Assessment of suicidality.

Futrell CV current as of 10/2024 4
2008 – 2012 Duquesne University Psychology Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA
Psychotherapist and Diagnostician in Training
Provide individual, group, and family psychotherapy to adolescent and adult populations. Perform intake and evaluation services. Administer psychodiagnostic and neuropsychological assessments. Forensic assessment of fitness for duty for police officers. Crisis intervention.

2012 Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA
Practicum Therapist: Services for the Treatment of Early Psychosis Intensive outpatient individual and group psychotherapy utilizing a recovery model with adult and adolescent populations experiencing a first psychotic break.

2011 – 2012 Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA
Practicum Therapist: Hillhouse Clinic
Co-leader of women’s dual diagnosis psychoeducation and process group.
Utilizing 12-step recovery programs, DBT, CBT, and insight-oriented treatment. Assist women with psychosocial services including locating community resources such as food banks, shelters, and clothing.

2011 Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA
Practicum Therapist: Resolve Crisis Network
Phone and mobile crisis interventions for county crisis clinic. Assist clients with linking to community resources including shelters, wrap around services, community mental health facilities, substance abuse programs, and job placement agencies.

2010 – 2011 Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA
Practicum Therapist: Adult Services Intensive Outpatient Co-led DBT group for women diagnosed with severe mood and personality disorders. Assisted in securing community services.

2008 Austin State Hospital, Austin, TX
Student Internship Coordinator, Forensic and Clinical Intern
Assess court-mandated population for mental competency and provide legal competency training and restoration to forensic population. Supervision of practicum students. Co-led DBT groups with populations diagnosed with severe personality disorders.

SCHOLARSHIP
Dissertation:
2013 Beyond Symptom Accumulation: A Lacanian Clinical Approach to Obsession: A Case Study and Theoretical Exposition

Selected Presentations, Invited Lectures, and Podcast Appearances:
2021 Rendering Unconscious podcast guest appearance
Re/envisioning the Feminine for All

2019 CHE Annual Conference, Newark, NJ
PDPM and Diagnosing Depression

2019 California Association of Health Facilities, Palm Springs, CA
Antipsychotic Reduction: Where Are We Now?

2019 California Association of Health Facilities, Carson City, CA
Trauma Informed Care

2019 California Association of Health Facilities, Orange County, CA.
CMS Behavioral Health Regulations

2019 California Association of Health Facilities, Providence, CA
Managing Challenging Behaviors in Young Patients

2015 Fordham University—Lincoln Center Campus, New York, NY
Violence and Psychoanalysis (panel presentation)

2014 Nassau University Medical Center, Nassau, NY
Understanding and Treating Severe Character Pathology (Grand Rounds
panel presentation)

2014 National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis, New York, NY
Symptoms of the DSM-5 (panel presentation)

2013 APA Division of Psychoanalysis 33rd Annual Spring Meeting, Boston, MA
Exploring New Frontiers in Psychoanalysis (panel presentation)

2012 7th Annual Graduation Psychology Symposium, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
Two Faces of the Subject: Theoretical and Clinical Implications of the Post-Structural Turn

2011 Student Athlete Leadership Academy, Dallas, TX
Mindfulness and Athletes (guest lecture)

2011 6th Annual Graduate Psychology Symposium, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
The Social Intelligibility of Narcissism

2011 APA Society for Humanistic Psychology Conference, Chicago, IL
Therapy on the edge: Four therapists discuss experiences of pushing the limits (panel presentation)

2006 American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Conference, San Diego, CA
Behavioral and Cognitive Change in ADHD Using Mindfulness
Meditation (poster presentation)

Publications:
Futrell, J. (2019). Re/Envisioning the Feminine for All. In V. Sinclair (Ed.), Rendering
Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics, & Poetry (pp. 376-388). Trapart.
Futrell, J. (2014). Affirming the other in psychotherapy. Metaxu Journal, 1(1).
Futrell, J. (2014). Don’t mind me. I’m just trying to get your attention [Review of the film,
Frances Ha, by N. Baumbach & G. Gerwig]. The Candidate Journal.
Zylowska, L., Ackerman, D.L., Yang, M., Futrell, J., Horton, N.L., Hale, T.S., Pataki, C.,
Smalley, S.L. (2008). Mindfulness meditation training in adults and adolescents with
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder—a feasibility study. Journal of Attention
Disorders, 11(6), 737-46.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2021 – 2022 University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Marriage and Family Therapy Master’s Program
Adjunct Faculty
Courses: Adult Development and Geropsychology, Child, Elder, and
Adult Abuse

2021 Pacifica Graduate Institute, Santa Barbara, CA
Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program
Adjunct Faculty
Courses: Daseinsanalysis / Existential Phenomenology

2021 Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
Clinical Psychology Undergraduate Program
Adjunct Faculty
Courses: Brain, Behavior, and Cognition

2013 – 2016 Wilmington University, Remote
Undergraduate General Program
Adjunct Faculty
Courses: Abnormal Psychology, Child Growth and Development, Counseling Techniques, Group Dynamics, Interpersonal Communication, Social Psychology, Theories of Personality

2010 – 2012 Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate General Program
Adjunct Faculty
Courses: Abnormal Psychology, Intensive Introduction to Psychology,
Introduction to Psychology, Social Psychology, Stress Management

2009 – 2012 Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate General Program
Instructor of Record, Designed and sole-taught all courses
Courses: Introduction to Psychology, Psychological Disorders, Psychology and Social Engagement

2006 – 2008 University of Texas, Austin, TX
Undergraduate General Program
Instructor of Record, Designed and sole-taught all courses
Courses: Mindfulness and Movement

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2008 – 2009 Duquesne University Department of Psychology, Pittsburgh, PA
Research Assistant
Developing qualitative methods for psychological research

2007 – 2008 University of Texas Self-Compassion Lab, Austin, TX
Research Assistant
Effects of self-compassion on reactions to negative feedback

2005 – 2006 University of California Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Los Angeles, CA
Recruitment Coordinator, Assistant Project Coordinator
NIMH-funded study investigating the genetics of ADHD. Prepared HS-IRB, and consent/assent forms, administered neuropsychological testing, ran daily subjects, and coordinated recruitment

2004 – 2006 University of California Robert Wood Johnson Fellow, Los Angeles, CA
Research Coordinator
Feasibility study exploring Mindfulness Meditation as a psychotherapeutic intervention in adult and adolescent ADHD populations

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SPECIALIZED TRAINING
Selected Continuing Education:
2024 Human Trafficking (1.5 units)
2024 AFCC: Fundamentals of Conducting Parenting Plan Evaluations (28 units)
2022 Parent Coaching: Uncovering Influences and Promoting Change (2 units)
2022 Parenting Plan Evaluations: Guidelines and Best Practices (2 units)
2022 Risk Management (1 unit)
2022 Improving Cultural Competencies in Clinical Practice (1 unit)
2022 Healing Invisible Wounds: Working Through Past Sexual Trauma (1 unit)
2022 Disaster Mental Health: How to Help in the Aftermath of a Tragedy (1 unit)
2022 Telehealth: Legal and Ethical Issues (1 unit)
2022 Reproductive Justice (1 unit)
2022 Substance Abuse in the Elderly (1 unit)
2022 Growing Older (1 unit)
2022 HIPAA Compliance (2 units)
2022 Telehealth: Legal and Ethical Issues (1 unit)
2022 Ethics and Boundary Issues (5 units)
2022 Suffering and the Pandemic (1 unit)
2022 When Client/Therapist Values Clash (1 unit)
2022 Improving Cultural Competence for Behavioral Health Professionals (5 units)
2022 Clash of the Sex Drives (1.5 units)
2022 Online Sex Therapy (2 units)
2022 Counselor Ethics (3 units)
2022 Resilience and Self-Care for Behavioral Professionals (1.5 units)
2020 Understanding Integration of Behavioral and Traditional Medical Health Care (2 units)
2020 Ageism and Intersectionality at Work: Enhancing Clinical Competencies (1 unit)
2020 Psychological Consequences of Racism (1 unit)
2020 Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Girls and Women (5 units)
2020 Promoting Acceptance and Self-Empowerment: Integrating ACT, Mindfulness, and Biofeedback (4 units)
2020 Suicide Assessment and Intervention (6 units)
2020 Online Counseling (5 units)
2020 Cultural Competence in Psychological Practice (8 units)
2020 Intersectionality and the LGBTQ Community (1 unit)
2020 The All or None Phenomenon in Borderline Personality Disorder (1.5 units)
2018 Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Girls and Women (5 units)
2018 Treatment Challenges with Residents in Long-Term Care (7 units)
2018 Alzheimer’s Disease: Unraveling the Mystery (8 units)
2017 Best Practices in Clinical, Regulatory, and Technological Service Delivery
2016 Domestic Violence and Violence in the home (15 units)
2016 Child Abuse and Culture (7 units)
2016 Human Sexuality (10 units)
2016 Aging and Long-Term Care (10 units)
2016 Chemical Dependency Training (15 units)
2015 Caring for the Elderly (4 units)
2014 Approaches to Treating the Geriatric Population (4 units)
2011 Recovery from and in Psychosis: Toward Respectful Clinical Science and Practice (weekend course)
2010 Being a Psychoanalyst at the Margins: Clinical work with Marginalized Populations (weekend course)
2008 Reality Check: What the Scientific Literature Has to Reveal About Mental Disorders and the Merits of our Drug-based Paradigm of Care (weekend course)
2008 Dialectical Behavior Therapy training, Austin State Hospital (semester training)
2004-2006 Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy training, University of California, Los Angeles

Service to the Profession:
2018-2021 Partnership to Improve Dementia Care workgroup
2019 – 2020 Payor relations and credentialing advisory board
2018 – 2020 Legislative advocate for increasing Medicaid for mental health
2016 Volunteer supervisor and mentor to new therapists in training
2012-2013 Community outreach for Pennsylvania Psychological Association
2011 Volunteer lecturer for the Student Athlete Leadership Academy
2011 Community mental health outreach services for the Greater Pittsburgh Psychological Association
2004 Assisted in developing the Mindful Awareness Research Center, University of California, Los Angeles
2003-2004 Volunteer research assistant for the UCLA Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics
2001-2003 Volunteer assistant for UCLA’s Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy group for patients diagnosed with OCD
2001-2003 Volunteer assistant at the OCD inpatient unit at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, Anxiety Disorders Clinic

Service to the University:
2021 Graduate student clinical supervisor
2019 Duquesne Magazine alumni contributor to growth of new osteopathic school
2013-2014 Alumni reviewer of Metaxu, Graduate student journal
2012 Guest lectured undergraduate Cultural Psychology course
2011-2012 Peer reviewed new TA courses
2011-2012 Secretary, Graduate Association of Psychology
2011-2012 Engaged in outreach projects and health fair presentations at Duquesne U
2011-2012 Mentored undergraduate psychology majors at Duquesne University
2010-2012 Student/faculty liaison for the Graduate Association of Psychology
2010 Co-designed and developed an advanced research course on case study methodology
2008-2012 Co-coordinated graduate psychoanalytic reading group
2008-2012 Mentored first-year incoming doctoral students

HONORS AND AWARDS
2013 Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Teaching, Duquesne University
2012 Graduate Student Teaching Award, Duquesne University Psychology Department
2012 Psi Chi, National Honor Society in Psychology
2008 – 2012 Full graduate tuition scholarship and stipend, Duquesne University
2008 Summa cum laude, University of Texas at Austin
2006 – 2008 Full tuition scholarship and stipend, University of Texas at Austin
2006 – 2008 Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society, University of Texas at Austin
1996 – 1998 Dean’s list, Southern Methodist University

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Board of Professional Psychology (Clinical Psychology), Early entrant applicant
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, national and regional divisions
Dallas Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology
American Psychological Association, past member
Association for Women in Psychology, past member