About Julie
Julie Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 16 years of clinical experience. She has worked in inpatient hospitals, outpatient community agencies, and runs her own independent practice. Julie focuses on clear, practical help for everyday struggles and serious concerns alike.
Her style is warm and collaborative. Sessions are interactive and aimed at building skills that can be used between meetings. She treats people with respect and listens without judgment.
Background and approach
Julie helps people facing stress and anxiety, and those going through life changes. She also supports people dealing with parenting challenges, self-esteem struggles, mood concerns, panic, and trauma-related symptoms. Additional focus areas include chronic pain or illness, communication and family problems, money and financial stress, seasonal mood shifts, and issues around self-harm and self-love.
Her approach draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques such as cognitive-behavioral ideas and acceptance-based strategies, along with mindfulness practices. Sessions are adapted to each person’s goals, and she emphasizes practical tools people can use at home. Julie’s background includes hospital and community work, which shaped her ability to handle crisis moments and ongoing therapy.
She works in Pennsylvania and conducts sessions in English. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability.
How evidence-based approaches work online
Julie uses evidence-based techniques that translate well to remote care. Cognitive-behavioral ideas focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. This approach helps with anxiety, panic, mood problems, and practical day-to-day stressors.Acceptance-based strategies and mindfulness teach noticing thoughts and feelings without getting swept away. These methods help with emotional regulation, chronic pain or illness, and adjusting to life transitions. Julie adapts these techniques to each person’s needs and goals so sessions feel relevant and actionable.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. Julie will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they choose techniques and adjust them over time until the plan fits the person’s life and challenges.
Online therapy offers flexibility and a range of options. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deeper conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, and reminders between sessions. These formats help make therapy fit into busy schedules and different needs.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English