Julie Lynn Stanton

Julie Lynn Stanton is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of experience helping people handle stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and career concerns. She meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps that make daily life more manageable. Her style is straightforward and supportive, aimed at building skills and restoring a sense of competence.

She has worked with a wide range of concerns, including trauma and abuse, addictions, intimacy-related issues, anger, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue. She also helps with family-of-origin problems, communication struggles, caregiver stress, and the challenges of mid-life and aging. Many clients come for help with feeling stuck, isolated, or overwhelmed by life changes.

Julie believes people have an inner well of wisdom that can guide them. Therapy is framed as a partnership where the client’s goals come first. She helps clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns, learn self-soothing skills, and find practical resources that support change.

Her work blends approaches such as acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioral tools, dialectical behavior strategies, client-centered methods, and existential questions about meaning. Sessions often include skill practice, problem-solving, and discussion about values and life direction.

Julie aims to make therapy feel like a collaborative search for solutions. She encourages honest self-disclosure and offers steady guidance while clients try new ways of coping. If someone wants practical help with career stress, relationships, or persistent mood and anxiety problems, her approach is built to support that work.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify what matters to them and take committed steps toward those values while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions where meaning and direction feel unclear.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust as needed. Clients and the therapist decide together which strategies are most helpful.

For online work, confirm the available session formats before booking since the biography does not list formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce time lost to travel. They also let clients use tools and worksheets during or between meetings to practice skills learned in sessions. If scheduling or location are a concern, discuss options during the matching and scheduling steps to find a setup that matches everyday life.