About Julie
Julie Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 16 years of experience in mental health. She has worked in inpatient hospitalization, outpatient community agencies, and runs her own independent practice. Julie focuses on practical support for stress, anxiety, parenting worries, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
Her background includes work with mood disorders, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, and chronic illness. She also helps people with communication and family problems, money and financial stress, seasonal mood changes, self-harm concerns, and building self-love.
How Julie works
Julie combines clinical experience with a down-to-earth approach that aims for real improvements in daily life. Julie’s style is warm, interactive, and collaborative. She listens carefully, offers straightforward tools, and works alongside people to set clear goals.
Sessions emphasize skill-building that fits into a person’s routine rather than abstract theory. Therapy draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and mindfulness and acceptance ideas to reduce symptoms and increase coping. Treatment is tailored to the individual’s needs and goals, with attention to resilience and practical problem solving.
Julie invites people ready to make changes to take a first step toward better functioning and greater calm. She encourages honest conversations about what is working and what needs to change, and she helps create a plan that feels manageable and realistic.
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
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 16 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and online therapy options
Julie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and draws on approaches that teach practical skills. One focus is on mindfulness and acceptance ideas, which help people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck and build flexible responses to stress and pain. This approach can be useful for anxiety, chronic pain, and mood challenges.Another strand is cognitive-behavioral style work that looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and introduces small, doable changes. This helps with panic, mood symptoms, and everyday coping by giving clear strategies to try between sessions.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Julie will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before, then tailor techniques that fit each person. She checks in regularly to adjust the plan as needed so therapy stays practical and goal-focused.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual connection, while phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are convenient for brief updates, coaching-style support, or when fitting sessions into a busy day. These formats offer flexibility to make therapy fit routine and life obligations.
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