Julie Schindhelm

Julie Schindhelm is a licensed clinical social worker in Pennsylvania (PA LCSW, license number CW016637) with 22 years of experience in mental health care. She combines a background in marriage and family therapy with training in trauma-informed care to support individuals, couples, adolescents, and families facing relational and personal challenges.

Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, depression, LGBT matters, grief, intimacy-related difficulties, eating and sleeping disorders, parenting challenges, anger management, self-esteem, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and ADHD. Julie uses evidence-based approaches tailored to each client - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with children and adults to address anxiety, Gottman principles in couples work to improve relationship functioning, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy with adolescents and adults to build stress tolerance and coping skills.

Julie works collaboratively with clients to create practical, individualized treatment plans aimed at increasing clarity, reducing stress, and solving problems that arise during life transitions. She is privileged to meet with people to develop plans that fit their needs, and many clients report that she makes the therapy experience easy and comfortable to engage in.