About Judea
Judea Castillo Winter is a licensed social worker who uses a humanistic, client-centered approach to help people manage anxiety, stress, grief, and life transitions. She combines practical tools with a strengths-based outlook so clients can find clearer choices and feel more hopeful. Judea holds LCSW and LISW credentials and brings 12 years of experience to her work in Ohio.
She trained in social work after studying psychology and uses that background to understand how life circumstances shape behavior.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on what matters to the person in front of her, with attention to values, goals, and everyday coping. Judea helps people name problems, try new ways of responding, and notice what works. Her approach draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to challenge unhelpful thinking patterns.
She also uses mindfulness practices to build awareness and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when emotions feel intense. For trauma-related concerns she offers EMDR as one tool among others to process distressing memories.
Judea has experience with a wide range of concerns, including addictions, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, eating and body concerns, caretaking stress, and issues that come with aging or life changes. She also supports people with workplace stress, career questions, and struggles around self-esteem and life purpose. In sessions she aims to be a collaborator and guide, not an authority.
Conversations are practical and paced to each person’s needs. People who want a strengths-focused, down-to-earth style often find this approach useful. Judea provides services in Ohio and conducts sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines and schedules.
How Judea’s approaches work online
Judea blends client-centered therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people change unhelpful thoughts and build new habits. Client-centered work means conversations focus on the person’s goals and values, while CBT introduces concrete exercises to test and shift thinking patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are added when emotions run high; these skills teach ways to tolerate distress, regulate emotions, and improve interpersonal effectiveness.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Judea will discuss different methods and try techniques that match the client’s needs and preferences. If something doesn’t fit, she adjusts the plan together with the person in session so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging work well for quick check-ins, daily coaching, or shorter exchanges between sessions. These options help people fit support into busy lives and maintain continuity during work or travel.
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What this therapist works with
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- Aging and geriatric issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Ohio, Montana, Kentucky
- Languages
- English
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