About Julie
Julie Smith is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) based in Kentucky who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, anger, and depression. She is straightforward and calm in sessions and focuses on practical steps people can use between meetings. Julie uses a person-centered style that keeps the client's goals at the center of work.
She often draws on cognitive-behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thinking and dial back anxiety and panic.
Background and approach
She also uses dialectical behavioral ideas to teach emotion regulation and coping skills for strong reactions. Julie has eight years of counseling experience working with adults who have survived domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, stalking, and those facing substance use challenges. That background shaped her approach to safety, grounding, and steady pacing when trauma is part of a person's story.
She also supports people with mood difficulties such as depression, bipolar disorder, panic disorder and panic attacks, trichotillomania, and obsessive behaviors. Sessions focus on skill building, clear goals, and small changes that add up over time. Julie speaks English and offers appointments by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Getting started involves choosing the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a time that works with therapist availability.
Approaches that fit online care
Julie uses person-centered work that keeps the client’s needs and goals at the center. This approach emphasizes listening, collaboration, and shaping sessions around what matters most to the person. It helps people feel heard while building practical steps forward.She commonly uses cognitive-behavioral techniques to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors related to anxiety, panic, and mood symptoms. These techniques include simple exercises and short homework tasks that translate well to remote sessions. Julie also draws on dialectical behavioral ideas to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills for strong emotions and impulsivity.
Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will work with each person to try methods that match their goals and preferences, and adjust methods over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people do deeper conversation with visual cues. Phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging let people get support between meetings or share updates without scheduling a full session. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep work moving when schedules change.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Anger management
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Impulsivity
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Kentucky
- Languages
- English
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