About Julie
Julie Tirella uses a warm, client-centered approach to help people face stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and relationship struggles. She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida and draws on 18 years of experience to guide each step. Julie aims to make sessions feel calm and direct so parents and adults can talk plainly about what matters most.
Julie combines practical strategies with deeper conversation. She often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and develop new habits.
How Julie works
She also brings psychodynamic ideas to help people understand patterns rooted in attachment and past experiences. Motivational interviewing is part of her toolkit when someone is ambivalent about change. Solution-focused methods are used for short-term goals and concrete next steps.
These approaches are chosen to match each person's goals rather than applying the same method to everyone. Clients come for a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, bipolar and mood disorders, eating issues, anger, and ADHD. She also supports people dealing with parenting stress, blended family issues, codependency, and substance use concerns.
Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Julie works to create direct plans, small experiments between meetings, and clear talk about progress. She encourages honest questions and checks in often so the plan stays useful.
Julie lists 6 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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 18 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
How Julie blends approaches for online care
Julie often uses client-centered therapy to start sessions, focusing on listening closely and following each person's concerns. This approach helps people feel heard and sets the pace for what they want to work on. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and build new coping habits, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and mood concerns.Finding the right approach is a team effort. Julie will talk with clients about goals and preferences and adjust methods as needed. She aims to match techniques to the issue at hand, whether that means short-term goal work, deeper exploration of patterns, or steps to reduce substance use or risky behavior.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more accessible. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can suit quick check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to continue work between meetings.
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