- Person-centered approach
- Practical coping tools
- Experience with grief
About Julie
She starts by listening and treating each person as the expert on their own life. Sessions focus on building strengths, developing coping tools, and reducing shame or guilt. The therapist uses approaches that promote present-moment awareness and clear action steps rather than long lectures.
Her background includes work across many clinical settings and experience with 12-step programs. She maintains a client-centered style that aims to be interactive and validating. Julie brings steady, experienced guidance to difficult topics such as grief, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and compassion fatigue.
Therapy sessions often blend practical techniques with reflective conversation. Cognitive behavioral strategies are used to identify unhelpful patterns and try different behaviors. Mindfulness and acceptance-based ideas help people notice thoughts and make values-based choices.
Julie emphasizes respect, warmth, and nonjudgmental support. She helps people develop tools for resilience and clearer communication. If you want someone who listens and helps you take manageable steps, she offers experienced guidance in New Jersey.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
30+ years
Credentials
New Jersey
Languages
English
Online approaches that match your needs
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values despite difficult thoughts. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and navigating major life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety and mood disorders. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and working at the client’s pace to build self-trust and resilience.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. That plan can change over time based on what is helpful in real life.
Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce time spent traveling. Many people find remote sessions help maintain continuity of care during illness, caregiving, or grief, while still letting them work on clear skills and values-based choices.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, and related concerns such as codependency, communication problems, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is person-centered, interactive, and validating. She focuses on listening first and then helping people build practical coping skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 30 years of experience working in multiple settings and with a wide range of issues and populations.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, with a New Jersey license and practices in New Jersey.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.