Judea Castillo Winter, LCSW, LISW

Judea Castillo Winter is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) with 12 years of experience. She uses a humanistic, strength-based approach that centers on the person in front of her. Judea emphasizes listening first and helping people discover their own answers. She aims to help clients move toward clearer goals and a more hopeful future.

Judea trained in psychology and completed a Master of Social Work to gain a broad view of mental health and life challenges. Her work has included people facing depression, anxiety, addiction, trauma, grief, and workplace issues. She also supports those dealing with midlife transitions and questions about life purpose.

In sessions Judea combines client-centered work with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. She also uses mindfulness practices and, when appropriate, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. This lets her tailor sessions to each person’s needs while keeping conversations grounded and direct.

People who come to her often want help with relationships, self-esteem, stress, and coping with big life changes. Judea speaks plainly, guides steps to try between sessions, and checks in on what’s helping. She encourages people to try different approaches until they find what fits.

Judea practices in Ohio and holds credentials as LCSW and LISW. She works in English and asks clients to confirm their current session options and scheduling details before booking.

How Judea’s approaches work in online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and supporting the person’s own goals. It helps when someone needs a nonjudgmental listener and a space to sort out feelings and priorities.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. It uses practical exercises and small experiments to reduce anxiety, lift mood, and change unhelpful patterns.

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) teaches skills for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and tolerating distress. It can help when emotions feel overwhelming or when problem solving gets stuck.

Picking the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to test approaches, adjust techniques, and find what matches goals and preferences. That process is gradual and guided together.

The practical benefits of online therapy can include fitting sessions into a busy day and keeping momentum between appointments. Because session formats were not specified in the biography, confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to continue care during travel or tight schedules and lets people try strategies between meetings under the therapist's guidance.