About Julie
Julie Smith, LPCC, helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, anger, and depression. She speaks plainly and listens closely to understand what feels hardest right now. Her work aims to make daily life more manageable and to reduce symptoms that get in the way of routine tasks and relationships.
Julie uses a person-centered stance that keeps the client's goals central. She blends cognitive behavioral ideas with skills-focused work from dialectical behavioral approaches.
Background and approach
That means she helps people notice patterns in thinking, try small behavior changes, and practice concrete coping skills between sessions. She trained in clinical mental health counseling and earned her graduate degree in 2020. Julie has eight years of counseling experience working mainly with adults who have trauma histories and substance use concerns.
That experience shapes how she assesses safety and coping needs early in treatment. In sessions she works at a steady, practical pace. People can expect clear explanations, step-by-step skill building, and space to tell their story without being rushed.
Homework and between-session practice are used when helpful to build new habits. Julie is based in Kentucky and offers online formats. She supports people dealing with issues such as domestic violence, drug and alcohol addiction, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, trichotillomania, and women’s issues.
Her focus is on helping clients move toward clearer routines, fewer crises, and stronger day-to-day coping.
Therapeutic techniques and online care that fit your life
Julie blends person-centered work with cognitive behavioral ideas. Person-centered practice means the conversation centers on what the person cares about and builds trust before introducing new skills. Cognitive behavioral work focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety or panic.She also uses techniques drawn from dialectical behavioral approaches, which emphasize concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improved interpersonal effectiveness. These skills are useful for managing intense emotions, impulsivity, and patterns that emerge after trauma or during substance use recovery.
Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Julie will talk with each person about goals, needs, and preferences, then try methods that fit those priorities. If something does not feel helpful, she adjusts the plan together with the client.
Online care is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into daily life. Video lets people use face-to-face interaction for skill practice, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits brief check-ins, and text messaging is good for ongoing support between sessions. These options help people continue consistent care while balancing work, family, and other responsibilities.
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- Anger management
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Impulsivity
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Kentucky
- Languages
- English