- Years in practice
- 16
- Credentials
- LSCSW
- Licensed in
- Kansas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Julie
Julie McShane is a Kansas-based licensed social worker with 16 years of experience as a therapist. She focuses on stress and anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, and anger. Julie aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about difficult feelings and practical worries.
Julie centers sessions on clear, practical conversation. She listens to what matters most and helps people break problems into manageable steps.
Background and approach
Goals are set together, and progress is reviewed in ways that fit each person's life and needs. Her background includes many years supporting people through panic, post-traumatic stress, and major life transitions. She also addresses communication problems, loneliness, women's issues, and questions about life purpose or midlife changes.
That experience shapes how she gently guides emotional coping and problem solving. Julie tries to balance emotional support with straightforward skills people can use between meetings. This can include short practices for managing anxiety, ways to handle conflict, and strategies to reduce anger spikes.
The work is practical and intended to fit real daily pressures. People looking for therapy are invited to consider what feels most urgent and what they hope to change. Julie helps map small steps toward clearer communication, calmer reactions, and better handling of stress.
She offers sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging for flexible support.
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Communication problems
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Women's issues
Approaches that guide online parenting support
Julie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical coping and clearer communication. One common approach is skills-based work that teaches breathing and grounding techniques, worry management, and short behavioral steps to reduce panic and anxiety. These tools help when stress feels overwhelming and quick relief is needed.Another approach emphasizes communication strategies for tense relationships and parenting moments. This involves learning how to name feelings, set small boundaries, and practice short scripts for difficult conversations. These techniques aim to reduce repeated conflict and make interactions more predictable and calmer.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Julie will ask about current struggles, goals, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together the client and Julie choose methods that fit daily routines and parenting demands, adjusting as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video work is useful for deeper conversations and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a camera feels like too much. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, quick coaching between sessions, or flexible scheduling during busy days. These options make it easier to get support that fits real family life and shifting schedules.
Questions people ask about Julie
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, parenting difficulties, and anger. Additional focus areas include communication problems, loneliness, life purpose, midlife concerns, panic, post-traumatic stress, and women's issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are practical and conversational. She listens, helps set goals, and offers simple strategies to try between appointments.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 16 years of experience as a licensed therapist within a longer professional career. That background includes working with trauma, anxiety, and relationship concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the credential LSCSW, which indicates Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker, and practices in Kansas.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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