Julie Mannarino
Practical support for stress and relationships
LCSW Pennsylvania
- Experience
- 12 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Career, Depression
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Julie
Julie Mannarino is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, and career frustration. She welcomes clients who are ready to change patterns or who need support through a life transition.
Background and approach
Her tone is straightforward and encouraging, aimed at people who may feel nervous about starting therapy. She creates a calm space where thoughts and feelings can be talked about without judgment.
Sessions focus on practical steps and small experiments clients can try between meetings. Julie draws on plain language so people understand what to work on and why.
Her background includes 12 years of professional experience as an LCSW in Pennsylvania. That time has given her exposure to mood disorders, bipolar concerns, grief, postpartum depression, and complications from obsessive thinking.
She also supports people dealing with relationship issues such as jealousy, infidelity, and intimacy-related challenges. Julie integrates several approaches to fit each person’s needs.
She uses elements of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people name values and take action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors.
She also brings client-centered and mindfulness practices to slow down strong emotions. People who choose Julie often want a clear plan and tools they can use between sessions.
She encourages small, steady steps toward better coping, improved communication, and more clarity about life purpose and goals.
How Julie’s approaches translate to online care
Julie often uses the Gottman Method ideas to help people notice communication patterns and build practical steps to improve interactions. Gottman-based tools can be useful for practicing small conversations and repair attempts between sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify what matters most and take small values-driven actions; online sessions can include exercises and homework focused on those actions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors in day-to-day life. In video or phone sessions Julie and the client work together to try simple experiments and then review results. She tailors the mix of methods to the person’s goals so the work feels collaborative and usable.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or caregiving demands. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and role-play; phone sessions can fit a short break at work or reduce bandwidth needs. Live chat and text-based messaging let clients check in between sessions, share progress, and get brief coaching-style support. These options make it easier to keep momentum and apply skills in real time.
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Experience
12+ years
Licensed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English