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Julie  Mayer Norvilas

Julie Mayer Norvilas, LMFT

LMFT - Anxiety and Relationship Concerns

Pennsylvania

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Credentials
LMFT
License
LMFT, Pennsylvania / MF000623; LMFT, New Hampshire / 276; LMFT, California / 143197; LMFT, New York / 002349
NPI
1366648313
Experience
16 years
Languages
English
Location
Pennsylvania
  • Attachment-based work
  • Emotion-focused methods
  • Mindfulness practices

About Julie

Julie Mayer Norvilas is an LMFT with 16 years of experience based in Pennsylvania. She helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, parenting challenges, grief, self-esteem struggles, and life changes. Her practice also addresses intimacy and LGBT issues as well as career and compassion fatigue concerns.

Julie offers a mix of individual work, relationship-focused sessions, and life coaching. She uses conversational, client-centered methods to help people notice patterns and try practical changes. Sessions can include mindfulness practices and attention to attachment dynamics that affect connections with others.

Her work draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy and the Gottman Method to address couple interaction and emotional bonds. Attachment-based ideas guide conversations about abandonment, family of origin issues, and fatherhood concerns. She also brings motivational interviewing techniques when people are weighing change or goal-setting.

Julie aims for a collaborative pace so people can try new ways of communicating and coping without feeling rushed. She often blends short skill-building tasks with deeper conversations about emotions and history. Practical topics she addresses include communication problems, commitment worries, blended family issues, and caregiving stress.

Many clients use live video or phone sessions to fit therapy into busy schedules. For specifics about session formats and scheduling, confirm current options before booking. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session.

How her approaches translate to online work

Julie uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how past bonds shape current relationships, which can be useful for people dealing with abandonment or family of origin issues. Client-Centered Therapy means conversations focus on the client's perspective and pace, helping people identify what matters most to them. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) is used to notice and change patterns in couples' emotional responses and improve connection.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. Julie will help identify which methods match a client's goals, preferences, and current concerns. Together they decide whether to focus on skills, emotional processing, or relationship work during sessions.

Her profile mentions live video and phone sessions as ways clients fit therapy into busy lives. Those formats can make it easier to schedule sessions around work, reduce travel time, or use shorter check-ins when needed. Confirm the current session options before booking so arrangements match your routine.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issues

Also works with

LGBTGriefSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyEmotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

16+ years

Listed in

Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, California, New York

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family concerns, grief, self-esteem, career changes, and related topics listed in her profile.

What is her therapeutic style?

She uses client-centered conversations, emotion-focused techniques, and attachment-based ideas to explore feelings and relationships in practical ways.

How much experience does she have?

Julie has 16 years of clinical experience as an LMFT working with adults on individual and relationship issues.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is an LMFT licensed in California and New York and practices from Pennsylvania.

Which languages are supported and can she work with international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are offered?

Her profile mentions live video and phone sessions; confirm the current session options before booking.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Julie Mayer NorvilasLMFT

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