About Waystation
About
Our Story
Waystation Consulting was born from a long-time belief: every journey includes valleys and climbs, and every story includes a life fracture so impactful that we lose our footing and need a place to rest and regroup in order to keep going.
For thousands of years travelers crossed deserts, oceans, climbed mountains and walked long paths. They knew something we may have forgotten today: we cannot make our long journey without stopping to rest and reset.
Along the journey there were waystations — places of hospitality and welcome, where travelers could stop, stay, be still, share meals, tend to their injuries, replenish supplies, exchange stories, read and study their maps, and prepare for the next part of the journey.
We travel through rough terrain on our life paths. We encounter the death of loved ones. Illness. Job loss. Burnout. Displacement. Retirement. Trauma. Divorce. Empty nests. Recovery. A crisis of identity. On these stretches of road, our old maps are no longer of any use to us.
But the world today tells us to quickly regroup, optimize, become a better version of ourselves and keep marching on and producing — as if nothing happened.
We offer an invitation to pause, rest, reclaim your identity and your dignity, rediscover hope, and then — keep going.
Presence
Blessed are the poor in spirit
We meet people honestly, without pretending they are stronger than they feel.
Mercy
Blessed are the merciful
Everyone arrives carrying a story. We lead with grace before judgement.
What guides every session
Compassion
Blessed are those who mourn
Grief is not something to fix. It is something to accompany.
Integrity
Blessed are the pure in heart
We practice honesty, humility, and alignment between our words and our lives.
Our Values
Gentleness
Blessed are the meek
We refuse force, shame, or urgency. Healing has its own pace.
Peacebuilding
Blessed are the peacemakers
We help people reconcile with themselves, with others where possible, and with the next chapter of their journey.
Longing
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness
We believe people are made for dignity, restoration, and meaningful lives.
Courage
Blessed are those persecuted for righteousness
Hope often requires courage. We stay with what is true, even when the path is difficult.
Meet Your Guide
Julia Roubtsova Hewitt
Founder of Waystation Consulting
Julia brings extensive experience from corporate leadership, academia, and nonprofit work in crisis care and mental health. She is dedicated to guiding individuals and organizations through life's most challenging transitions with empathy and expert insight, helping them find their footing in seasons of change.
She leverages a rich background spanning corporate strategy, academic teaching, and mental health advocacy, with a focus on suicide prevention and crisis care.
She earned advanced degrees in Psychology and Organizational Leadership and mentors university students as they begin their graduate research in I/O Consulting. Her doctoral studies explore the intersection of resilience and leadership.
With a career that includes executive roles for Fortune 50 enterprises and positions on national nonprofit boards, Julia has also shaped federal crisis care standards as an advisory council member for major helpline networks. She is a certified specialist in suicide loss support and crisis intervention.
Her Personal Journey
Julia's path hasn't always been linear. Her own seasons of disorienting life fractures, and learning how to keep traveling new roads became the idea behind Waystation. These experiences shaped her desire to create a calm, thoughtful, and hopeful space where others can pause without judgement, receive support, and regroup for the road ahead.
"Waystation was born from my own seasons of loss, grief, burnout, caregiving, disenfranchisement and displacement, and profound role and identity changes. Navigating these fractures taught me the vital necessity of a pause. My journey shaped Waystation into a calm, thoughtful, and hopeful space where others can find their footing again."
— Julia
Julia considers it a profound privilege to serve as a guide for those visiting Waystation, offering a dedicated space for individuals to find stillness and recalibrate their path.
Credentials
Training and standards Julia holds in crisis care, bereavement support, and trauma-informed practice.
Crisis Counseling
Trained and practiced counselor (ASIST, Crisis Text Line, Mental Health First Aid). Certified Suicide Prevention programming presenter.
Suicide Bereavement
Support and Support Group Facilitator certification, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
