Julie has presented on various Anger Solutions topics throughout Canada and the Caribbean. Since receiving her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology and English from the University of Ottawa, Julie has worked with people with mental illness, brain injury, multiple diagnoses, with cross-disability groups and at-risk youth. This diverse background complements Julie's ability to develop practical and effective interventions and Anger Solutions techniques, as well as her skill at tailoring her program content to meet the needs of a diverse audience.
Julie brings her diverse range of experience and skill to your boardroom. Branded as “Oprah for the Office” by some of her clients, Julie educates and entertains her audiences, leaving them with sustainable strategies for effecting lasting change. While she has been compared to the likes of Brian Tracy and Jack Canfield, Julie has an energetic, humourous, and insightful style that is all her own. Julie has successfully merged her career as a counselor/coach with her passion for helping teams attain peak performance and productivity through enhanced communication models. Her aim is to help her clients to attain optimized Workplace Efficiency, with a focus on team development, communication, anger and stress management.
Julie developed the Anger Solutions program over a period of approximately four years (1994-1998) of practice and research, and has facilitated Anger Solutions training programs throughout Ontario for over 150 various service providers and agencies. Julie is certified in the Psychiatric Rehabilitation model, and has received specialized training in addictions counseling, bereavement counseling, anger management, crisis and suicide intervention, and neurobehavioral rehabilitation.
APPEARANCES OF NOTE:
1998 Inter-Urban Brain Injury Conference (Ottawa)
2001 Ontario Association of Social Workers (Niagara) - Conference Speaker
2004 Making Gains Conference on Mental Health and Addictions
2006 Southwest Conference of Community Legal Assistance Programs (Ontario)
2006 Leadership Expo (Niagara)
2007 Dental Technicians International Association Annual Conference (Canada)
2008 Opportunities Conference (Canada)
2008 1st Biennial Conference of the International Family Aggression Society (Preston, UK)
Media Appearances:
CHRI 99.1FM (Ottawa) ~ multiple appearances - most recent, September 2007
CKTB 610 (St. Catharines) ~ multiple appearances
The St. Catharines Standard ~ interviewed for feature on Anger Management
Jacqueline Marcell's Internet radio program, "Coping with Caregiving" on www.wsradio.com
CTS Television one hour talk program, "On the Line" ~ multiple appearances
WDCX 99.5 FM (Buffalo) ~ "The Car Connection" ~ Topic: Road Rage
Publications:
St. Catharines Standard - Niagara Voices 2001
The Business Link Niagara, The Hamilton Business Link, The Business Link (Brant), Flying Hi, Niagara Health and Wellness Directory, and Profiles in Business Niagara
Canadian Study Magazine
Training World Magazine
Julie Christiansen is available to speak at your next conference, training session or annual event.
She can be contacted through BODA reLEAF consulting at
(905) 329-6169 OR contact her through the website request for information form. Thank You!
