Julia Nelson

Julia Nelson is a dedicated mental health professional with experience as a Crisis Clinician at Bonita House since May 2023. Previously, Julia served as a School Social Worker for the Oakland Unified School District from October 2022 to May 2023 and as a Therapist at Council for Relationships from August 2021 to May 2022. Additional roles include Contact Tracer at Penn Medicine from August 2020 to May 2021 and Program Manager at A Home Within from May 2019 to November 2020. Julia also worked as a Research Assistant at the University of San Francisco, focusing on appeal cases of individuals in San Quentin State Prison, and served as a Teaching Assistant for Neuroscience and General Psychology. Julia holds a Master's degree in Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania (2020-2022) and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of San Francisco (2015-2019).