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- Strength-based care
- Activity-friendly methods
- Trauma and stress focus
About Julie
Dr. Julie Griffin is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Indiana with 18 years of experience. She holds a doctorate in psychology and earlier degrees from the University of Louisville. Julie has worked in a wide range of settings, including schools, hospitals, group homes, prisons, and community mental health programs.
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, and relationship concerns. Parents who need support with parenting or blended family issues can expect a practical, down-to-earth approach. She also works with people coping with chronic pain, ADHD, eating and sleeping problems, grief, and career stress.
Julie uses a strength-based style and adapts techniques to each person. She draws from approaches such as cognitive behavioral work, attachment-focused ideas, and emotionally focused methods to respond to what a client needs. Sessions aim to make thoughts and feelings easier to talk about, and to build steps people can try between meetings.
Her background includes work with autistic and developmentally delayed children and teens, substance abuse treatment programs, anger management, family reunification, and parenting classes. She has experience using therapeutic animals and activity-based methods like play, arts and crafts, and games when helpful.
Julie frames progress as finding balance across thinking, emotions, body, and social life. She emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental space where people can share struggles and small victories. To begin, the site sign-up and matching questionnaire guide the initial scheduling and connection.
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, and relationship concerns. Parents who need support with parenting or blended family issues can expect a practical, down-to-earth approach. She also works with people coping with chronic pain, ADHD, eating and sleeping problems, grief, and career stress.
Julie uses a strength-based style and adapts techniques to each person. She draws from approaches such as cognitive behavioral work, attachment-focused ideas, and emotionally focused methods to respond to what a client needs. Sessions aim to make thoughts and feelings easier to talk about, and to build steps people can try between meetings.
Her background includes work with autistic and developmentally delayed children and teens, substance abuse treatment programs, anger management, family reunification, and parenting classes. She has experience using therapeutic animals and activity-based methods like play, arts and crafts, and games when helpful.
Julie frames progress as finding balance across thinking, emotions, body, and social life. She emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental space where people can share struggles and small victories. To begin, the site sign-up and matching questionnaire guide the initial scheduling and connection.
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How therapeutic approaches guide online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions, and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; it often helps with depression, anxiety, and ADHD-related challenges. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people build safer ways of relating, which can be useful for intimacy and relationship concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and suggest which methods might fit best. Decisions are collaborative and may shift as needs change over time.
Confirm the current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Online therapy can make scheduling easier and help therapy fit into a busy life. It can allow shorter check-ins, reduce travel time, and let people meet from different locations within the same state. Licensed professionals can use activity-based exercises, guided conversations, and homework tasks just as they do in office sessions, helping clients apply what they practice to daily routines.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy
Experience
18+ years
Credentials
Indiana
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family concerns, grief, and a range of other challenges listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is strength-based and practical. She adapts techniques to each person and uses talk, activities, and sometimes therapeutic animals to help people process feelings and try new behaviors.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of clinical experience across schools, hospitals, group homes, prisons, and community mental health settings.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, practicing in Indiana and holding a doctorate in psychology and earlier degrees from the University of Louisville.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept international clients?
She does not work with international clients at this time.
How are session fees handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.