Julie Smith

Julie Smith is an LPC with more than 16 years of clinical experience working in inpatient hospitalization, outpatient community agencies, and her own counseling practice. She works with people facing anxiety, stress, parenting challenges, self-esteem concerns, and life transitions. Her background includes training in trauma-focused methods and a range of evidence-based approaches aimed at practical skill building.

Her stated areas of emphasis include stress, anxiety, parenting, coping with life changes, and coaching, with additional focus on chronic pain and illness, communication and family problems, mood and panic disorders, post-traumatic stress, seasonal affective disorder, and issues related to self-harm and self-love. She is trained in CPT and TF-CBT and has advanced training in mindfulness and acceptance-based methods. Julie integrates cognitive-behavioral, acceptance and commitment, and humanistic perspectives to tailor treatment to each person’s goals. Her style is collaborative and interactive, and she aims to support clients in developing resilience and practical strategies for change.