- Attachment-based work
- DBT skills
- Mindfulness practices
About Julie
Julie Wilson is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 10 years of experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns as well as trauma, self-esteem, addictions, grief, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting challenges, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and ADHD.
She uses a relational style in sessions and brings a direct, down-to-earth manner. Sessions often include mindfulness and attention to how attachment patterns shape present problems. Julie also draws on depth psychology ideas to notice patterns that lie under everyday symptoms.
Julie trained at the graduate level, holding two master’s degrees: one in East-West Psychology and one in Counseling Psychology. Her academic background informs a blend of practical skills and attention to deeper meaning. She aims to combine short-term tools with exploration of recurring life themes.
In practice she focuses on what is happening between people and inside a person’s emotional life. That can mean working on communication, boundaries, or emotion regulation skills. It can also mean looking at how past relationships influence current stress and behavior.
Expect sessions that move between skills and reflection. Julie uses client-centered listening alongside strategies drawn from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Emotionally-Focused and attachment-informed work. She explains ideas plainly and checks in about what feels useful. People who prefer a grounded, relational approach often find this style straightforward and clear.
How her approaches guide online work
Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships. It looks at how early bonds affect how people respond to feeling seen, criticized, or alone and can help when relationship or intimacy issues cause anxiety. Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening and helping the client set the pace. It prioritizes what matters to the person in the room and supports exploring feelings and choices. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication that can be useful for anxiety, impulsive behaviors, and relationship conflict.Finding the right mix of these approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods to emphasize based on goals, preferences, and response to initial sessions. That lets sessions shift toward skills, reflection, or relationship-focused work as needed.
Confirm available session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life, for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins around a break at work, or avoiding the need to be on camera for every meeting. Licensed professionals use these options to help clients maintain regular contact while balancing other responsibilities.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, addictions, grief, intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems, parenting, bipolar, ADHD, and related areas such as attachment and body image.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are relational and down-to-earth, mixing practical skills with attention to deeper patterns and meaning.
How much experience does she have?
She has 10 years of clinical experience working with the listed concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a California LMFT and practices in California.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.