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Julie Knight

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Julie Knight, LPCC, LPC

California

Licensed counselor - Family and parenting support

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About

  • Stress and anxiety
  • LGBT issues
  • Cognitive behavioral tools

About Julie

Julie Knight is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in California with 30 years of clinical experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, grief, trauma, and life changes. Julie also supports issues related to LGBT experiences, self-esteem, intimacy, ADHD, and career transitions.

Her style is person-centered and goal-oriented. Sessions focus on building practical skills and clearer communication. She encourages people to notice patterns in their thinking and behavior and to try small, doable changes that ease daily life.

Julie draws on a mix of established approaches including cognitive behavioral methods, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-based perspectives, and client-centered techniques. She also uses dialectical behavior ideas for emotion regulation when that is helpful. These approaches are used to address symptoms and to teach coping tools for everyday challenges.

She has a long history of work in psychiatric inpatient units and crisis response programs, alongside years providing individual and family therapy. That background informs how she helps people manage emergencies, transitions, and complicated feelings without assuming a single solution.

Julie pays particular attention to the needs of LGBT adults and to people who identify as highly sensitive or neurodivergent. She offers guidance on improving family interactions, communicating needs, and developing self-knowledge through personality and attachment insights.

How sessions work

Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions work

Julie uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and managing stress by teaching concrete techniques to change thinking and routines.

She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This approach helps people understand reactions in close relationships and learn new ways to connect and communicate.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Julie will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. That may mean combining CBT skills, acceptance-based strategies, and attachment-focused exploration over time.

The profile does not list specific session formats. Confirm current options before booking so you know how sessions are arranged. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, shorten travel time, and allow quick check-ins between appointments when helpful. Licensed professionals often adapt pacing and tools for virtual sessions, for example using shorter check-ins, focusing on skills practice, or sharing worksheets electronically to support progress.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureCaregiver issues and stressFamily of origin issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

30+ years

Listed in

Oklahoma, California

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, grief, trauma, and related issues listed in her profile.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her approach is person-centered and goal-oriented, focusing on practical skills, clearer communication, and small changes that improve daily life.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She brings 30 years of experience in the mental health field, including time on inpatient psychiatric units and in crisis response programs.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She holds LPCC and LPC credentials and practices in California as stated in her profile.

Are sessions available in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English only according to the provided information.

What session formats are offered?

The biography does not specify formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know whether video, phone, or other formats are used.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session as described in her getting started instructions.

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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.

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