About Julie
Julie Tirella is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Florida with 18 years of experience. She focuses on practical ways to ease stress and anxiety and to help people feel more steady in their daily life. Julie listens without judgment and supports clear next steps toward better coping and confidence.
Her approach is straightforward and centered on each person. She uses client-centered methods to follow what matters most to the client.
Background and approach
She also draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. Motivational interviewing helps when change feels hard or uncertain. Julie has worked with people facing depression, bipolar concerns, addictions, trauma, grief, and relationship strain.
She also helps with self-esteem, intimacy issues, eating struggles, parenting pressures, and major life transitions. Additional focuses include attachment or abandonment worries, codependency, communication problems, and impulse-related struggles. In sessions she aims for a calm, open tone where people can talk through what worries them.
She talks about small, doable steps and checks in about what feels useful. The work is collaborative and paced to each person's needs. Julie offers sessions in English and practices across a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
She encourages anyone feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, change, or relationship conflict to consider starting a conversation about their goals and options.
Approaches That Translate Well to Online Therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person and their priorities. It involves listening closely, reflecting what is said, and helping clients set goals that matter to them. This approach suits people who need a supportive space to sort through feelings and make choices.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses simple exercises to test unhelpful beliefs and try new behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and improve daily functioning. CBT works well for worry, low mood, and many habit patterns.
Motivational interviewing helps when creating change feels difficult. It uses open questions and reflective listening to build motivation and identify personal reasons to try new steps. This approach can be helpful for addictions, ambivalence about treatment, or sticking with new routines.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose and adapt methods based on their goals and what feels comfortable. Plans are revisited over time so the approach matches progress and changing needs.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a deeper discussion is needed. Phone sessions can be easier when video would interfere with bandwidth or when a shorter check-in fits a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging support regular check-ins, homework prompts, and quick reflections between longer sessions.
Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
What is her general therapy style?
How much clinical experience does she have?
What credentials and location are listed?
Which languages and international options are available?
In what formats are sessions offered?
How does pricing work?
What are the first steps to begin working together?
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you.