Julia V. Taylor is a professional school counselor for Wake County Public Schools in Raleigh, North Carolina. She has authored four books; Salvaging Sisterhood, G.I.R.L.S: Group Counseling Activities for Enhancing Social and Emotional Development. G.I.R.L.S. is two separate curriculums, one for secondary ages, and
another for elementary ages, and a children's book, Perfectly You.
Originating from the Washington, DC area, Julia received her undergraduate degree in Exercise Science with a concentration in Health Education from George Mason University. She received her master's degree in Psychology with a concentration in School Counseling from Marymount University. She has been a counselor at both the middle and high school levels.
Julia delivers solution focused workshops, breakout sessions, and keynote addresses to educators and parents at national and state conferences, public school systems, independent schools and organizations, and PTA groups. She has conducted television, magazine, newspaper, and documentary interviews, along with authoring numerous publications about adolescent and parenting issues. She is the Professional Interest Network Bullying Specialist for the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) and is the Public Relations Committee Chair for the North Carolina School Counselor Association. Julia also blogs for Rosalind Wiseman (www.rosalindwiseman.com) and ASCA (www.schoolcounselor.org.)
In addition to speaking to professionals, Julia frequently educates children, teens, and parents in local communities about relational aggression, body image, and other adolescent/teen issues.