Julie Barzal

Julie Barzal is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression, grief, and struggles with substance use. She brings seven years of therapy experience and a calm, direct style to sessions. Julie aims to create a nonjudgmental space where people can talk openly and start making small, practical changes.

She uses a mix of approaches tailored to each person’s needs, including cognitive behavioral tools and client-centered methods. Julie also draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and the Gottman Method when those approaches fit the goals. Her work emphasizes listening, clear problem solving, and building skills people can use between sessions.

Julie has worked with adults and adolescents on a range of concerns, including LGBTQ-IA related issues, blended family challenges, parenting stresses, and coping with chronic illness. She notes experience with crisis and case management alongside counseling. Julie centers cultural humility and gender and identity inclusion in her practice.

Her background includes a Master of Arts and the LICSW and LISW designations. She earned her degrees later in life and speaks from both professional and personal experience about resilience and change. Julie values collaboration and helps clients set realistic steps toward the life they want.

Outside of clinical work she shares that she became a mother as a teenager and learned to be ambidextrous. These personal details inform a practical, empathetic approach to helping people move forward.

How Julie’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take small actions that align with those values while learning to accept difficult thoughts. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and anger when someone wants concrete, values-driven change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like worry, low mood, or stress. It offers practical exercises people can try between sessions. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s experience and uses empathic listening to help people feel heard and to build their own solutions. This approach supports relational concerns and self-esteem work.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Julie collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. She will adapt techniques over time based on what helps most, and she encourages clients to give feedback about pace and focus so sessions stay useful.

Confirm current online session options before booking, as specific formats are set by the practice. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people try tools and homework between meetings and bring real-life problems into conversation more quickly. Licensed professionals, including therapists using the approaches above, can adjust session length and focus to match a client’s routine and goals.