About Julie
Julie Ryan uses practical, evidence-informed therapy to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and major life changes. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Texas with seven years of clinical experience. Julie writes plainly and listens closely to understand what matters to each person.
In sessions she focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts, building coping skills, and increasing self-awareness. She draws on approaches like acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioral work, dialectical behavior strategies, and EMDR when trauma processing is needed.
How Julie works
Julie may also include art-informed activities when that seems helpful. Her background includes work in nonprofit settings, a children’s advocacy center, primary care, independent practice, and intensive outpatient mental health treatment. She earned a master’s degree in social work, clinical mental health, from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities and a bachelor of fine arts from the University of North Texas.
Julie keeps therapy straightforward and collaborative. She invites people to bring what they are living with and to set goals together. Sessions emphasize skill building, shifting beliefs that cause suffering, and making steady changes that fit day-to-day life.
People who are coping with depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, work or career stress, grief, or major transitions will find a clinician who aims to be calm, direct, and compassionate. Julie offers weekday appointments during business hours and works with each person to match the approach to their needs.
Julie lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
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.
Also listed
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
Using targeted approaches in online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice uncomfortable thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then choose actions that reflect their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and learning practical skills to change behavior and improve mood. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is a trauma-informed method that can help process distressing memories when trauma is a central concern.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Julie will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting techniques as progress is made. The process is conversational and goal-oriented so the therapy plan can change over time.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows quick check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to continue work even when in-person visits are not convenient.
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