Julaine Smith, LPCC, LPC

Julaine Smith is a licensed counselor who focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and midlife transitions. She works with clients who are navigating identity and LGBTQ concerns, trauma and abuse, and struggles with self-esteem. Her approach centers on listening first and helping people find steady, realistic steps forward.

She has 13 years of clinical experience and holds LPCC and LPC credentials, licensed in North Dakota and Wyoming. Julaine emphasizes that clients know their own stories best and that therapy is a collaborative process. She aims to build on each person’s strengths while addressing specific problems that cause pain or block progress.

In sessions she helps people name what’s happening, sort through painful memories and patterns, and try small changes that make daily life easier. She works with issues such as panic attacks, mood disorders, attachment and abandonment concerns, and feelings of isolation or shame. She also supports people dealing with body image, communication breakdowns, control struggles, and questions about life purpose.

Julaine describes taking the first step as an act of courage and offers steady support through that change. Her background includes work with trauma and with young people, though each person’s goals guide the work. She focuses on practical tools and clear conversation to help clients move toward a more fulfilling life.

How evidence-based approaches guide online work

Julaine uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and find direction. One useful approach focuses on practical coping skills for anxiety and panic - learning brief strategies to reduce intense symptoms and regain calm in daily moments. Another approach targets mood and self-esteem by identifying negative thinking patterns and testing small behavior changes that can improve mood and confidence.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client will look at needs, goals, and preferences together and try approaches that fit the person. That collaborative process includes checking whether a method is helping and adapting plans as progress occurs.

Many people find online therapy easier to fit into busy lives because it can reduce travel time and allow sessions during work breaks or from different locations. Because the biography did not list specific formats, confirm which session formats are available before booking. The focus is on practical access and making therapy fit into everyday routines rather than on a fixed location.