Julia Boyd is the national bestselling author of In the Company of My Sisters: Black Women and Self-Esteem (Dutton, 1993), Girlfriend to Girlfriend: Everyday Wisdom and Affirmations from the Sister Circle (Dutton, 1995), Can I Get a Witness: Black Women and Depression (Dutton, 1998), and Embracing the Fire: Sisters Talk about Sex and Relationships (Dutton, 2001).
She is a psychotherapist with a clinical practice at Group Health Cooperative in Seattle. Her writing has appeared in professional publications as well as in Essence Magazine.
Julia Boyd has received numerous awards for her books and was awarded the African American Women’s Achievement Award for 1994.