About Julie
Julie Barrett is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 24 years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical help for everyday challenges and speaks in clear, direct terms so parents and adults can understand next steps. Julie works with people dealing with stress and anxiety, depression, grief, and effects of trauma and abuse.
She also supports those facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, addiction concerns, attention differences such as ADHD, eating struggles, anger, and career stress.
How Julie works
She helps with building self-esteem, motivation, and coping with life changes. Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth. Sessions emphasize real strategies that can be used between appointments, like adjusting thoughts and routines, practicing new behaviors, and setting small, achievable goals.
Julie mixes talk and practical exercises so progress feels tangible. Julie uses several therapy methods to match each person’s needs. She draws on client-centered techniques to follow the person’s pace, cognitive behavioral tools to address unhelpful thinking, and solution-focused practices to set clear short-term goals.
Motivational interviewing and dialectical behavior strategies also appear when people need help building motivation or managing strong emotions. People who prefer straightforward guidance and practical tools often find this style helpful. Julie aims to create a space where people can talk honestly, try new approaches, and measure steady progress toward clearer goals.
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What Julie works with
The areas below are the ones Julie selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Grief
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 24 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s lead. It gives space to talk about what matters most and builds understanding so people can make changes that feel right for them.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and replace them with more useful habits, which can ease anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.
Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, offers skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationship interactions. It teaches practical tools for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Julie will work with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. Techniques can be adjusted over time as progress is made.
Online therapy makes these approaches available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions are useful when a quieter setting or lower bandwidth is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people check in between sessions or use short updates when a full session is not possible. These options aim to increase flexibility so therapy can fit into busy family and work routines.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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