Julie Schindhelm
Compassionate, practical help for stress and relationships
LCSW Pennsylvania
- Experience
- 22 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Julie
Julie Schindhelm is a licensed clinical social worker with 22 years in mental health. She brings long experience helping people face stress, anxiety, relationship questions, and life transitions.
Background and approach
Julie uses clear, practical steps so conversations feel focused and useful from the start. She helps people sort through relationship and communication problems using principles from the Gottman Method alongside emotion-focused work.
For individuals she draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to tackle anxious thoughts and on Dialectical Behavior Therapy to build stress tolerance and coping skills. Sessions often begin by identifying one or two clear goals.
Julie works with people to reduce overwhelm, manage mood symptoms like depression or bipolar episodes, and address trauma and grief. She also supports clients dealing with parenting strain, fertility concerns, postpartum challenges, and issues around intimacy and sexual health.
Practical problem solving is a common thread in her work. That can mean learning breathing and grounding skills, changing unhelpful thinking patterns, or practicing new communication habits with a partner.
She also addresses career stress, social anxiety, self-esteem, and isolation. Julie conducts sessions in English and provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
Her approach aims to produce steady, manageable change so people can return to daily life with clearer choices and more effective habits.
How Julie’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy
Julie integrates the Gottman Method with individual therapies to address relationship and emotional problems. The Gottman-informed work focuses on practical communication skills, identifying negative patterns between partners, and rebuilding connection through specific exercises that can be practiced between sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify values and take committed action even when uncomfortable thoughts or feelings are present; it is useful for coping with life changes and persistent worry.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to find and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is straightforward and works well for anxiety, panic, and many mood concerns by teaching concrete skills like thought records and behavioral experiments. Julie will work together with each person to decide which approaches to use based on their goals and preferences, so the therapy plan fits their life and what they want to change.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video is good for longer sessions and role-play or skills practice. Phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Live chat and text messaging can be useful for short updates, coaching between sessions, or when someone prefers typing to speaking. These options let people fit care into work, parenting, or busy schedules.
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Experience
22+ years
Licensed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English