Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
How Julie works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPCC
- Licensed in
- Kentucky
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Julie
Julie Smith is a licensed professional clinical counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, anger, and depression. She provides straightforward support for difficult feelings and sudden reactions so clients can make calmer choices and feel more in control. She uses a person-centered style that keeps the person's needs and goals central.
Julie also draws on cognitive behavioral approaches to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different responses.
Background and approach
Dialectical behavioral ideas are used when intense emotions and impulsive behavior need practical skills and step-by-step practice. Julie earned a graduate degree in clinical mental health counseling from the University of the Cumberlands in 2020. Her career has focused largely on adults coping with trauma and substance use concerns over the past eight years.
That experience includes supporting people affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and stalking. She also works with people managing mood disorders, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and the fallout of addiction. Sessions aim to teach clear tools for managing strong emotions, reducing risky behaviors, and improving day-to-day functioning.
Julie has adapted her approach for remote care and offers a mix of session formats to fit different needs. She keeps language simple and practical, focusing on what someone can try between meetings to see real change.
What Julie works with
Everything Julie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Julie's practice.
Evidence-based techniques and online care
Julie works from a person-centered base and uses two common, evidence-based approaches to guide sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people notice and test the thoughts that fuel anxiety, anger, or low mood. It focuses on small behavior changes and short exercises to change thinking patterns and reduce distress.Dialectical behavioral ideas teach concrete skills for managing intense emotions and impulsive reactions. These skills include grounding techniques, emotion regulation steps, and simple coping routines someone can use when feeling overwhelmed.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Julie will work with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and day-to-day life. She checks in regularly to adjust strategies so the work stays practical and useful.
Online therapy offers flexible options to fit busy lives. Video calls let people keep face-to-face interaction when that matters. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow ongoing support between sessions and can make follow-up and skill practice easier to fit into a schedule.
Questions people ask about Julie
What kinds of concerns does Julie support?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, and depression. Additional focus areas include domestic violence, drug and alcohol addiction, impulsivity, mood disorders, panic, post-traumatic stress, sexual assault and trichotillomania.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Julie uses a person-centered approach, with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavioral ideas. Sessions focus on clear skills and short-term exercises people can try between meetings.
What is her clinical background?
She has eight years of counseling experience, with much of her work addressing trauma and substance use concerns. Her career includes supporting people affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and stalking.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds the LPCC credential and practices in Kentucky.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what do costs look like?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time and costs vary with location and therapist availability.
What is the first step to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.