Julie Schindhelm

Julie Schindhelm is a licensed clinical social worker with 22 years of experience in mental health. She helps people facing relationship questions, family challenges, and the stress that comes with life changes. Julie offers calm, straightforward support and practical steps to make problems feel more manageable.

She draws on several therapy methods to match each person’s needs. Julie uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address anxiety and patterns of thought. She applies Dialectical Behavior Therapy for building stress tolerance and emotional regulation skills. She also uses Gottman Method ideas when people want help with relationship communication and decision making.

Julie has a background in marriage and family-focused care and trauma-informed work. She works with both adults and adolescents, helping them clarify goals, reduce stress, and solve immediate problems. Sessions emphasize real-life skills you can try between meetings, not just talk.

Her style is plainspoken and practical. Julie aims to make therapy feel comfortable and useful from the start. She and each client create a treatment plan that fits that person’s situation and pace.

People who reach out usually want clearer choices, better ways to handle tough conversations, or tools to manage anxiety or grief. If you are weighing a relationship change, navigating parenting concerns, or coping with loss or trauma, Julie can help you map a path forward.

How these approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for coping with life changes, depression, and chronic worry. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying thinking patterns that fuel anxiety or low mood and practicing small behavioral changes to shift those patterns. That approach is commonly used for panic, social anxiety, and sleep or eating concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, emphasizes building skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication, which helps with stress, relationship conflict, and intense emotions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then choose or combine methods to fit those needs. This is a collaborative process that may change as progress is made.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and remove travel time. Working this way still focuses on concrete skills, clear goals, and practical steps you can try between meetings.