About
- CBT techniques
- Narrative work
- Trauma focus
About Julie
Julie Allen is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Georgia with 20 years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, parenting pressures, relationship strain, trauma and recovery. Her work also includes support for addiction, bipolar concerns, ADHD, grief, and LGBT-related issues.
Julie frames therapy around the person’s story and strengths. She treats each person as the expert on their life and uses that perspective to identify practical steps forward. Sessions are conversational and focused on what the client wants to change or understand.
Her background includes long-term clinical work with people affected by trauma and serious mental health challenges. That experience informs how she talks about coping skills, safety planning, and pacing recovery. She also brings experience supporting people through separation, adoption and foster-care questions, and family-of-origin difficulties.
Julie uses several common approaches depending on the need. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Narrative Therapy focuses on the story someone tells about themselves and looks for ways to revise limiting narratives. She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to notice repetitive patterns that affect current relationships.
Clients can expect clear, down-to-earth conversations about goals and next steps. Julie is comfortable working with people who describe themselves as spiritual, religious, or nonreligious. She has worked with LGBT individuals and offers therapy in English for clients in Georgia and beyond.
How sessions work
How Julie’s approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client’s priorities. It helps when someone needs a nonjudgmental place to talk things out and identify what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It is useful for managing anxiety, low mood, and practical coping skills. Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and how those stories shape choices; it can help with identity questions and reframing painful experiences.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Julie will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and together they decide which methods to try first. That collaborative choice is reviewed over time as needs change.
The practical benefits of online sessions include easier fitting of meetings into a busy week and reducing travel time. Online work can make it simpler to have shorter check-ins, schedule around childcare or work breaks, or avoid being on camera when that feels hard. The exact session formats should be confirmed before booking so the person knows the available options.
Areas of focus
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, trauma and recovery, addictions, bipolar concerns, ADHD, relationship issues, grief, and related family matters.
What is her general therapy style?
She emphasizes a person-centered, conversational style and uses practical tools from CBT, narrative approaches, and psychodynamic ideas to address repeating patterns and immediate problems.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Julie has 20 years of professional experience working in clinical settings with people facing trauma, mental illness, addiction, and family-related concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor licensed in Georgia, USA, and practices with that credential.
Can she work with non-English speaking clients?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she see international clients?
She accepts international clients, according to the profile information provided.
How are sessions priced and billed?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.