Julie B. O'Malley | Psychologist, 67

Julie Bernard O'Malley, 67, of Wyndmoor, a clinical psychologist, drowned Saturday, July 17, in Avalon, N.J.

Dr. O'Malley, who was a strong swimmer, had gone for a swim in the early evening after lifeguards left the beach, said her sister, Olivia Bernard.

Since 1992, Dr. O'Malley had had a practice in Chestnut Hill. She was a counselor at the Child Study Institute at Bryn Mawr College from 1984 to 1988 and then a staff psychologist at the Washington Square Institute in New York City for four years.

Dr. O'Malley grew up in Annapolis, Md., and earned a bachelor's degree in French literature from Bryn Mawr.

In 1966, she moved to Philadelphia, where she married and raised three children. She was an active member of St. Bridget's Catholic Church in East Falls and was involved in couples counseling there. In 1982 she earned a master's degree in pastoral counseling from La Salle University with a specialty in marriage and family therapy. She earned a doctorate in human development from Bryn Mawr in 1988.

Dr. O'Malley served on the boards of the Springside School and the Foundation for Melanoma Research. She was a volunteer for Young Audiences of Eastern Pennsylvania, which sponsors children's programs in the arts. She loved music and had studied voice in her youth, her sister said.

In recent years, Dr. O'Malley had been a member of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill, where a memorial service was held Thursday, July 22.

In addition to her sister, she is survived by a son, Brendan; daughters Aine Pappas and Sibyl; four grandchildren; and her former husband, Shaun.