Julia ThompsonLCPC

Julia Thompson is a licensed professional counselor in Maryland who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, and LGBTQ concerns. They use a direct, compassionate style that puts everyday problems into clear steps. Julia speaks plainly and invites people to bring what they are feeling into sessions without judgment.

Julia draws on eight years of clinical work to support people coping with substance use struggles, mood shifts, bereavement, and life transitions. Their approach blends practical skills with reflective conversation. Clients can expect concrete tools to manage symptoms alongside conversations about values and goals.

In session Julia often uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and to try different behaviors. They also use Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and Mindfulness Therapy to help ground attention. Motivational Interviewing is used when clients want to find internal reasons to change.

Julia aims to make sessions collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. They invite curiosity, experiments between sessions, and short-term goals that fit real life. The tone is supportive and straightforward rather than clinical.

Outside work Julia enjoys reading, gaming, home projects, gardening, and making stained glass and costumes. They live in Maryland and work in English. Their pronouns are they/them/their, and they encourages people from diverse backgrounds to reach out.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Julia often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify patterns of thought that feed anxiety and depression, then tests simple behavior changes to see what helps. Dialectical Behavior Therapy provides concrete emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills for people who feel overwhelmed by strong feelings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Julia treats approach selection as collaborative and will help tailor methods to a person’s goals, needs, and preferences. They mix skill teaching with reflective conversation so clients can try tools between sessions and report back on what works.

The therapist’s biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm current session options before booking. When offered, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce commute time, and allow shorter check-ins when people need brief support. Phone options can be useful when bandwidth or quiet conditions vary, and video can be helpful for face-to-face interaction and visual cues. Ask about available formats to choose what best fits daily life and goals.