About Julaine
Julaine Smith offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, low mood, or trauma. She writes in plain terms and focuses on helping each person make small, useful changes that fit their life. Her style aims to ease worry and help clients feel more in control day to day.
Julaine has 13 years of professional experience and holds LPCC and LPC credentials. She is licensed in North Dakota and Wyoming.
Background and approach
Her practice emphasizes straightforward talk, active listening, and clear steps clients can try between sessions. In sessions she helps people address anxiety, depression, self-esteem, trauma and abuse, and concerns related to sexual orientation and gender identity. She also works with issues such as panic, attachment and abandonment worries, body image, and feelings of isolation or purposelessness.
Her approach begins by hearing the client’s story and identifying practical goals. She offers techniques drawn from evidence-based therapeutic methods to manage symptoms and build coping skills. Progress is tracked in small, measurable ways so adjustments can be made when needed.
Julaine aims to make therapy a collaborative process. She supports people as they try new strategies and reflect on what helps. Her goal is to leave clients with clearer tools and greater confidence to handle challenges on their own.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Julaine uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and symptom relief. One common approach she draws on helps people reduce anxiety and panic through breathing, grounding, and structured exposure to feared situations. These tools are aimed at reducing immediate distress and building confidence to face triggers.Another approach focuses on processing trauma and its effects on daily life. This work helps people make sense of upsetting experiences, learn coping strategies for flashbacks or intrusive memories, and regain a sense of safety and routine. Both approaches emphasize short exercises clients can practice between sessions to track progress.
Choosing the right way to work together is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, symptoms, and preferences, then suggest methods to try. Adjustments are made over time based on what helps and what doesn’t, so the plan stays practical and personalized.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules and different communication needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for ongoing support, quick questions, or when someone prefers written reflection. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, school, or family routines while keeping care consistent.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- North Dakota, Wyoming
- Languages
- English