- Years in practice
- 24
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Julie
Julie Barrett is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 24 years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical, everyday concerns that tend to wear people down. Her work often centers on stress, anxiety, depression, parenting, and family issues.
Julie speaks English and practices from California. She keeps sessions straightforward and goal-oriented. Clients can expect clear tools for managing emotions, improving sleep and mood, and reducing daily stress.
She often uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Background and approach
Motivational interviewing helps when people want support making a change but feel stuck. Julie also draws on client-centered methods to create space for each person’s priorities. That means the conversation follows what matters most to the client and moves at their pace.
Solution-focused techniques help set small, practical steps to make life feel more manageable and less overwhelming. Her approach suits people who want tangible strategies and a warm, collaborative process. She supports work on self-esteem, grief, trauma recovery, and managing ADHD-related struggles in daily life.
She also addresses addictions, eating concerns, anger, and career transitions. Therapy can be scheduled in several online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Sessions are delivered using a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and sessions are scheduled based on therapist availability.
What Julie works with
Everything Julie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Julie helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
Approaches Julie lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Julie's Approaches Translate to Online Sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client's priorities. In practice this means the therapist reflects what the client says and helps them set the pace for change, which is useful for parenting concerns and family stress.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. It is practical and skills-based, often used for anxiety, depression, and stress management by teaching tools to reframe thoughts and plan actions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Julie will review goals and preferences and suggest techniques that fit the client's needs. The process is collaborative so methods can be adjusted as progress is tracked.
Online sessions offer flexibility. Video calls let people read body language and have fuller conversations. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, or a way to fit therapy into a busy schedule. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while managing work, parenting, and daily demands.
Questions people ask about Julie
What concerns does Julie focus on?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, parenting and family issues, ADHD, addictions, eating concerns, anger, relationship strain, career shifts, and coping with life changes.
What is Julie's therapy style like?
Her style is collaborative and goal-focused. She combines practical tools with a client-centered pace so conversations follow what matters most to the person.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Julie has 24 years of professional experience working with a wide range of life and emotional concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - practicing in California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different schedules and preferences.
How are costs and billing handled?
Sessions use a subscription model that varies by location and therapist availability and can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with Julie?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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