Julie Fuentes, LMFT
Bilingual LMFT focused on practical parenting support
Explore online therapy options- Years in practice
- 12
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Julie
Julie Fuentes is a bilingual Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California. She speaks English and Spanish and helps people who are juggling stress, relationship struggles, parenting challenges, or major life changes. Julie keeps sessions straightforward and focused on practical steps parents can use at home.
She brings 12 years of experience across inpatient, outpatient, community mental health, foster care, correctional, and residential settings. That background means she has worked with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma, bipolar disorder, addiction, and grief.
Background and approach
She has also provided services to people from diverse cultural backgrounds and to members of the LGBT community. In therapy Julie aims to create a caring, nonjudgmental space. She uses approaches like attachment-based work, client-centered listening, and cognitive behavioral tools to help people notice patterns and make small changes.
Sessions often include talking through problems, practicing new skills, and making concrete plans for everyday life. Julie is experienced supporting people dealing with relationship and intimacy issues, communication problems, blended family concerns, and parenting stress. She also addresses abandonment, forgiveness, guilt, and isolation.
Her work includes helping first responders, those facing midlife questions, and people exploring life purpose. People can expect a collaborative process that balances empathy with practical strategies. Julie encourages clients to set clear goals and to try techniques between sessions so progress carries into daily routines.
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
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Julie lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-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.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Julie commonly uses attachment-based work to help people understand relationship patterns and how early bonds affect current connections. This approach can be useful for people facing parenting stress, intimacy problems, or struggles with trust. She also draws on client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening closely and shaping sessions around each person's goals and preferences. That helps people feel heard and involved in deciding what to work on.Julie uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors in everyday life. These tools are practical for anxiety, sleeping problems, mood shifts, and coping with stressful parenting moments. Choosing the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process; she will talk with each person about goals, try different methods, and adjust the plan based on what feels most helpful.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit varied schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat offers a shorter check-in option, and messaging supports ongoing coaching between meetings. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy family routines and to keep momentum between sessions.
Questions people ask about Julie
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, grief, addictions, and many life changes listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style blends client-centered listening with attachment-informed work and cognitive behavioral tools to help people spot patterns and try practical changes.
What is her professional background?
She has 12 years of experience in inpatient, outpatient, community mental health, foster care, correctional, and residential settings working with diverse populations.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in California.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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