Julie Tallard Johnson

Julie Tallard Johnson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with deep experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, grief, anger, addiction, and relationship challenges. She offers steady listening and practical guidance for those trying to make sense of difficult emotions and life shifts. Her approach aims to help people find small, useful steps they can use right away.

She centers the therapy relationship as the starting point. Julie believes a trustworthy, respectful connection helps people change long-standing patterns. She mixes relational work with story-focused inquiry so clients can reframe how they understand themselves and their past.

Julie also pays attention to how emotions show up in the body. She incorporates somatic awareness, breath practices, and inquiry to bring insight into physical-emotional experience. Cognitive-behavioral ideas are woven into this when helpful for tracking thoughts and behavior.

With 33 years as a clinician in Wisconsin, she draws on long practice and ongoing learning. Julie describes the client as the driver of the process while she offers options, tools, and gentle guidance to help people move toward their goals.

She has authored books that share practical tools for recovery and well-being, and she continues training in body-centered techniques. Sessions focus on what the client wants to work on, with attention to simple strategies and clearer choices to help life feel more manageable.

How therapy methods translate to online care

Julie often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing actions that align with personal values. ACT can help when worry, anger, or avoidance get in the way of living the life someone wants.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which centers the relationship and the client's own goals. This approach emphasizes listening, empathy, and supporting the person's self-directed growth, useful for grief, low self-esteem, and life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Julie collaborates with each person to pick methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting as progress unfolds.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm current session options before booking since formats can change. Many people find remote or hybrid work helps fit therapy into a busy week, allows shorter check-ins when time is tight, and reduces travel time. Online conversations can still use the same tools - values work from ACT, empathy from Client-Centered Therapy, and breath or somatic practices adapted for the session. Licensed professionals and therapists can help you experiment with what feels most useful and practical as you try different approaches.