About Us

Leverage U began in 1997 as a small training company focused on one product: Anger Solutions training for counsellors and mental health workers. 

We have expanded into a multi-faceted company providing corporate training, author and executive coaching, and keynote speeches/workshops for events and conferences. 

The publishing arm of Leverage U Press has expanded, with several non-fiction titles and authors, and our new fiction imprint (2020), 

Paper Kite Press.

Leverage U has been providing cutting edge training, consultation, and workshops since 1997. Our promise to you is to provide everything we say we will deliver with enthusiasm and excellence. 

Our print resources are professionally produced by Leverage U's small press, and our facilitators, with Julie Christiansen at the helm have years of experience teaching, training, and delivering program content. 

Our program content is evidence-based and "kitchen tested", their effectiveness proven in the real world. Training participants will have ample opportunity for self-reflection, discussion, and growth as we work through the materials. 

Whether you contract with us for a unique custom project such as Anger Solutions Virtual Learning for First Responders, author coaching, corporate training, or a conference keynote, we promise to develop and deliver every aspect of your requested program to you and your audience and to add value at every opportunity. We'll be on time and we'll respect your time by adhering to the prescribed schedule. 

That is our promise to you, and we deliver. Every time. 

Our Client Roster Includes:

SH Consulting Group

City of St. Catharines

YWCA Niagara Leadership Summit for Women

Central Events

Dalton Associates/Encompas

Executive Coach Global

Four Arrows Regional Health Centers

NTwyne Niagara

St. Catharines Small Business Enterprise Center

Public Health and Safety Alliance of Canada

National Defense Canada (LFHQ)

CMHA Sault Ste. Marie

CMHA East

Cree Nation Tribal Health Centres

Brock University

George Brown College Alumni Association

CMHA Swan Valley, AB

Indian Friendship Centre Sault Ste. Marie

Okanagan Nation Alliance

Biidaaban Healing Lodge

Native Wind Consulting

and many more satisfied customers.

  Julie brings 30 years experience as a mental health worker, public speaker, executive coach, and educator to audiences worldwide. 

A Registered Psychotherapist in a thriving private practice located in Niagara, Julie specializes in anger, trauma recovery, forensic psychology, relationships and bullying. Julie's strengths as a therapist contribute to her success as a speaker, as she is adept at reading her audiences and tailoring her message so that it is easy to hear and receive. 

She has presented to audiences in France, the UK, the Caribbean, and across the United States and Canada, and is known for tackling difficult topics with tact, grace, and humour. She has published several self-help books on stress, bullying, coping with crisis, and moving past one’s past. 

Julie is a sought-after media guest expert on topics relating to anger, stress, and forensic psychology. She has appeared on national radio and television outlets in North America and in various print media. She is currently under contract as a consultant for a scripted television drama series in development. Julie’s professional and personal mission is to leverage people into radical, positive, lasting change.