Julie Christman, LPC
Compassionate counselor for life transitions
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- Practical coping skills
- Trauma-informed care
- Support for midlife change
About Julie
She helps clients build clearer self-understanding and stronger coping skills. Sessions emphasize improving communication and managing stress. Julie often works with people dealing with attachment struggles, abandonment, and intimacy-related concerns.
Her work addresses a wide range of difficulties including grief, addiction, anger, low self-esteem, and career stress. She also supports people facing body image issues, caregiver strain, codependency, and family of origin problems. Julie incorporates methods that help process trauma and reduce symptoms that get in the way of daily life.
Julie mixes several approaches to match a person's needs. She uses techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Existential Therapy, and EMDR where appropriate. The focus is on concrete steps, clearer choices, and building resilience rather than lengthy theory.
People who come to Julie often want straightforward tools and a calm space to talk through hard events. She guides them in making changes they can use outside sessions and in handling midlife shifts or other major life changes with more clarity.
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Experience
10+ years
Credentials
Louisiana
Languages
English
How therapy approaches shape online work
Julie uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while focusing on what matters to them. ACT often helps with anxiety, stress, and life changes by encouraging values-based action. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try small, practical experiments to change behavior. CBT is commonly useful for depression, anxiety, and work-related stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Julie will discuss different methods and tailor the plan to a person's goals, needs, and preferences. That collaboration helps make sessions feel relevant and purposeful rather than one-size-fits-all.
Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people meet with a licensed professional from different places within Louisiana, while the therapist helps find ways to use whichever session style fits daily life.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Julie commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, anger, self-esteem, and career concerns.
What is her general therapy style?
Julie takes a compassionate, practical style that focuses on understanding your situation and building tools you can use day to day.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Julie brings ten years of experience as a licensed counselor working with a range of emotional and relational concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are costs and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.