About Julie
Julie Toppins is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) practicing in Ohio with eight years of experience. She focuses on helping people navigate addictions, LGBT-related concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and compassion fatigue. Julie values each person’s strengths and treats clients as experts in their own stories.
She emphasizes practical support and steady encouragement while people take steps toward change. Julie listens for what matters most and helps set small, manageable goals.
How Julie works
Sessions often center on building coping skills, increasing motivation, and improving confidence. She also addresses related areas such as obsessions and compulsions, process addictions, and challenges tied to identity and discrimination. Her background includes work with people affected by sexual assault, HIV/AIDS, and gender dysphoria, along with those facing multicultural stress and blended family concerns.
Julie works with young adults and individuals grappling with personality challenges, infidelity, jealousy, and self-harm urges. She brings a steady, nonjudgmental presence to difficult topics. In practical terms, Julie offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
These options make it easier to fit care into busy schedules and to choose the format that feels right. Sessions are arranged through a subscription system that can be canceled at any time. Julie’s approach is collaborative.
She helps people identify what they want to change and supports them through concrete steps. The goal is clearer thinking, stronger coping skills, and more confidence in daily life.
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
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Gender dysphoria
- HIV / AIDS
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LISW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Ohio |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches that guide online care
Julie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to the issues a person brings. For trauma and abuse, she focuses on grounding and safety strategies that help reduce distress and rebuild a sense of control. These techniques are practical and intended to help manage strong emotions and intrusive memories.For addictions and process-related concerns, Julie works on motivation, relapse prevention, and developing alternative coping skills. This work emphasizes identifying triggers, planning safer responses, and strengthening daily routines to support recovery. When addressing LGBT-related stress and identity concerns, she helps people explore identity, cope with discrimination, and build self-compassion through affirming conversation and practical problem solving.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Julie will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, try approaches that fit, and adjust as needed. The aim is to find methods that feel useful and manageable rather than imposing a single style.
Online therapy lets people access care in different ways. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a fuller interaction helps. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, quick coping tools, or ongoing written reflections between sessions. These options offer flexibility so therapy can fit into work, school, or daily life.
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