HopeHealth welcomes Julissa Frias, LPC, a behavioral health consultant at HopeHealth at Francis Marion.

She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Forensic Psychology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, New York, and a Master of Arts degree in Education from Strayer University in Midlothian, Virginia. She earned a Certificate of Graduate Studies in Trauma and a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Her clinical interests are helping clients improve emotional safety, emotion regulation, and relational intimacy. She specializes in the treatment of anxiety and trauma-related disorders with a focus on posttraumatic growth, resilience, and empowerment. She enjoys working with persons who are living with the effects of complex trauma, childhood abuse, PTSD, sexual trauma, or relational harm and supports them in their healing journey.