About Judith
Judith Huerta uses a strengths-based, person-centered style to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. She is a licensed independent clinical social worker - LICSW - with 16 years of experience and a steady, practical approach. Judith emphasizes collaboration and clear steps during sessions so people leave with concrete tools they can use that week.
She draws on attachment-based ideas to address relationship and intimacy concerns. Judith also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help change patterns of thought and behavior that feed anxiety and low mood.
How Judith works
For people recovering from trauma she incorporates eye movement desensitization and reprocessing to reduce distress tied to difficult memories. Many clients come for help with family conflict, parenting strain, or issues tied to addiction and recovery. She also works with people dealing with grief, body image, sleeping and eating problems, and compassion fatigue from caregiving or first-responder work.
Sessions focus on clear goals, practical coping skills, and better communication habits. Judith keeps language simple and meetings straightforward. She helps people notice strengths, try new approaches between sessions, and measure small improvements over time.
The aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes. Her practice operates from Minnesota and sessions are offered in English. She uses a mix of phone, video, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can choose what fits their schedule and needs.
Judith lists 11 ways of working on the entry:
What Judith works with
The areas below are the ones Judith selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 16 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Minnesota |
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Online support options
Attachment and Skills-Based Approaches for Online Care
Judith often combines attachment-based work with cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients understand relationship patterns and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Attachment-based therapy focuses on how past bonds influence present relationships and helps people build more supported ways of relating. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, teaches concrete tools to challenge negative thoughts and develop healthier routines, which can reduce anxiety and low mood.She also uses EMDR for clients who have distressing memories that keep them stuck. EMDR uses guided attention to help the brain process traumatic memories so they trigger less intense reactions. Together these approaches give options for both relationship-focused change and symptom-focused relief, and Judith will collaborate with each person to find the best mix based on goals and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit daily life. Video is useful for full sessions and visual connection, phone can be an easier option when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging work well for brief check-ins or when scheduling is tight. These remote formats allow for flexible scheduling and consistent follow-up between sessions.
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