About Julie
Julie Tallard Johnson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Wisconsin. She helps people who are feeling stressed, anxious, grieving, struggling with addiction, or facing big life changes. She listens without judgment and focuses on practical steps people can use right away.
She centers therapy on the relationship between client and therapist. Julie believes a genuine connection and clear boundaries make the work effective. Sessions are guided by what the client wants to explore while the therapist offers direction and options.
Background and approach
Julie blends relational, narrative, and somatic work. Relational work builds trust and safety. Narrative work looks at the stories people tell about themselves and how those stories shape feelings and behavior.
Somatic approaches attend to the body and breathing, linking physical sensations with emotions. She also draws on cognitive-behavioral ideas for inquiry and skill building. Clients are invited to learn simple strategies, breathing and awareness practices, and habits that can ease daily stress.
With 33 years as a therapist and a Master of Social Work, Julie has worked in both in-person and online settings. She has written books about trauma recovery and well-being and continues to bring new learning into sessions. She views clients as the captains of their journey and offers guidance to help them reach their goals.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Julie uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice their values and take small steps toward a life that matters to them. ACT is useful for anxiety, stress, and getting unstuck from old patterns.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which prioritizes listening, empathy, and a strong therapeutic relationship so clients can lead the work that matters most to them. This approach supports people through grief, life changes, and relationship strain.
Julie pairs these with cognitive-behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new actions in daily life. Together these approaches offer both insight and practical tools to manage symptoms and make changes. She treats finding the right approach as a shared process and will collaborate with each person to decide what fits their needs and goals.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people see one another for a more conversational session. Phone works well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill practice, or when a written exchange fits better into a busy day. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into daily life.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 33 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
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