About Julie
Julie Setnan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Illinois who focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety. She takes a calm, encouraging approach and listens closely to understand what matters most to each person. Julie uses simple, practical steps in sessions.
She helps people name feelings, try new ways of responding, and build routines that reduce daily overwhelm. She also supports people facing relationship strain, grief, parenting pressures, and the fallout from trauma or abuse.
Background and approach
Her background includes a Master of Social Work from the University of Illinois at Chicago and eight years of professional experience. Julie combines what she learned in school with wisdom from a long life of learning and helping others. She values steady, hopeful progress rather than quick fixes.
Appointments are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Julie checks messages during weekdays and typically replies within 24 to 48 hours. She offers weekly sessions in several weekday afternoons to match many schedules.
In sessions Julie aims to make things feel manageable. She applauds the courage it takes to seek help and works with people to set clear, realistic goals. The focus is on small changes that make daily life calmer and more connected.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Julie practices client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting therapeutic relationship so people feel heard and supported. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect, and helps people try practical strategies to reduce anxiety and change unhelpful patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Julie collaborates with each person to decide which methods to use based on their goals and comfort. She may combine listening-focused care with concrete CBT tools or bring in emotionally focused ideas when relationship patterns are central.
Online formats include video, phone, live chat, and text messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper emotional work. Phone sessions can fit a busy schedule or lower bandwidth needs. Live chat and text messaging support short check-ins, ongoing reflections, or moments when typing feels easier. These options make it possible to schedule weekly sessions in weekday afternoons and to choose the format that best fits current life demands.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Anger management
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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