- Client-centered
- Practical tools
- Strengths focused
About Julie
Julie Barzal is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, and money-related life pressures. She works with adults and adolescents and draws on practical tools to make sessions feel useful from the first visit.
She uses clear, goal-oriented techniques like cognitive behavioral work to spot unhelpful thinking and develop different habits. Julie also brings client-centered skills that keep the focus on what matters to each person. She adapts the pace to fit where someone is ready to start.
Julie has seven years of professional experience and holds LICSW and LISW credentials. Her background includes counseling, telehealth work, crisis support, and case management for a range of challenges including substance use concerns and blended family issues.
In sessions she centers empathy, active listening, and cultural humility. She aims to create time where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment and where practical next steps are clear.
Her additional focus areas include grief, compassion fatigue, chronic illness and caregiver stress, body image, and career adjustments. Julie emphasizes strength-based work and helps people navigate life transitions and difficult decisions.
Outside of clinical work she brings a lived perspective to her approach, including parenting experience and a belief that it is never too late to pursue goals. That perspective often shapes a down-to-earth style that values steady progress.
How Julie Uses Therapy Approaches Online
Julie often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in ways that fit a persons daily life. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and choose actions that match their values rather than getting stuck on unhelpful thoughts. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thought patterns that contribute to stress and then testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety or low mood.Finding the right approach is a shared process. Julie will talk with each person about problems, goals, and preferences and then try methods that feel like the best fit. She adapts techniques over time based on what helps most and encourages practical exercises between sessions.
If youre considering online work, confirm available session formats before booking since current session options are set by the therapist. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so work or caregiving routines are less disrupted. Licensed professionals can use these sessions to teach specific CBT exercises, practice ACT-based choices, and track progress together without requiring extra commuting time.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Julie address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, self-esteem, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, ADHD, and money-related life pressures among other concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and client-centered, using techniques to change thoughts and habits alongside supportive listening and strengths-based planning.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
Julie has seven years of professional therapy experience working with adolescents and adults, including counseling, telehealth, crisis care, and case management.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
She holds MA LICSW and OH LISW credentials and practices in Ohio.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Julie?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.