About Julie
Julie Porath is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) practicing in Minnesota with 22 years of experience. She focuses on helping people cope with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and low self-esteem. Julie often works with women facing personal or marital difficulties, including recovery after divorce.
She approaches each person as the expert on their life and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions are practical and straightforward, with an emphasis on small, doable steps that fit into busy days.
Background and approach
Julie aims to help clients regain confidence and find clearer direction. In therapy she listens for what matters most and helps break big problems into manageable parts. Conversations include strategies to reduce anxious thinking, improve communication, and restore motivation.
She also addresses compassion fatigue for people feeling worn down by caregiving or helping roles. Julie tends to schedule sessions in the late afternoons and evenings, often on Wednesdays and sometimes on Sundays. She works with people who prefer a collaborative process and want clear, applicable tools for daily life.
Her style is calm and pragmatic. She supports clients through transitions such as separation or blended family adjustments and helps them build a steadier sense of self. The goal is less overwhelm and more forward movement.
Approaches and online options for anxious moments
Julie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on reducing anxious thoughts and improving daily routines. One common approach teaches skills to notice and change unhelpful thinking patterns, which can lower worry and improve sleep and concentration. Another approach emphasizes communication skills and problem solving to ease relationship tension and manage blended family challenges.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, comfort level, and what feels most useful in everyday life. Adjustments are made as progress is tracked and priorities shift.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions are useful for in-depth conversations and reading visual cues, while phone sessions can fit a break at work or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, homework support, or when longer sessions are hard to schedule. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around a busy life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Self esteem
- Women's issues
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Minnesota
- Languages
- English
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