About Julia
Julia Thompson help people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, and LGBT-related concerns. They use straightforward talk and practical skills in sessions to make change feel possible. Julia draws on eight years of clinical experience and holds MD and LCPC credentials, which are presented here as listed.
Julia keeps sessions calm and direct. They teach simple exercises for managing intense feelings and build short-term plans to reduce unhealthy habits.
Background and approach
Mindfulness practices are used alongside problem-solving techniques to help clients notice patterns and make different choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a core part of Julia's work. That means looking at unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to shift mood and stress.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills are offered when emotions feel overwhelming, focusing on emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Motivational Interviewing is used to support change when motivation feels low, especially with substance use and addictive behaviors. Julia also pays attention to how family history, cultural background, and identity shape problems and goals.
Outside of work, Julia enjoys reading, gaming, gardening, crafts, and making costumes and headpieces. They live in Maryland and bring a down-to-earth approach to help people move toward more stable, manageable days.
How these approaches translate to online therapy
CBT helps people identify unhelpful thought patterns and try different behaviors to change mood and stress. Online CBT sessions often include homework exercises and short skill practice between meetings to build new habits. DBT focuses on emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills when feelings feel intense. In remote work these skills can be taught with concrete steps, role plays over video, and short text check-ins to reinforce practice. Finding the right approach is part of the process and Julia will work together with each person to decide what fits. That choice is based on needs, goals, and what methods feel most helpful, and it can change as progress is made. Online sessions offer flexibility for busy schedules and different comfort levels. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual feedback, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a quick break, live chat works for focused check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing brief contact between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing work, family, and daily life.Questions people ask
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English