Judea Castillo Winter , LCSW, LISW

Judea Castillo Winter is a licensed social worker who uses a client-centered approach to help people navigate stress, anxiety, and life transitions. She brings 12 years of experience and combines practical tools with an emphasis on personal strengths. Judea works with concerns often affecting women, including self-esteem, midlife changes, and relationship or intimacy-related issues.

She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to help people change unhelpful thoughts and build coping skills. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and mindfulness practices are also used when trauma or strong emotions are present. Sessions focus on clear goals and steps you can try between meetings.

Judea trained in social work and holds LCSW and LISW credentials. She has worked with a variety of concerns such as addictions, grief, depression, bipolar disorder, and workplace stress. Her background includes supporting people facing end-of-life matters, caregiver strain, and domestic violence aftermath.

In the room she aims to be a guide rather than an authority, helping clients name what matters and find workable strategies. Conversations are straightforward and paced to meet each person's needs. She encourages small, achievable changes that add up over time.

Services are provided from Ohio and sessions are offered in English. People connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging using a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire before scheduling.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and helping people identify their own goals. Online sessions give space to reflect and try changes between meetings while the therapist listens and mirrors back what matters most to the client.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and replace them with more balanced ones. In remote work this often looks like brief skill-building, worksheets shared electronically, and checking progress week to week to tackle anxiety, depression, or workplace stress.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete tools for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and improving relationships. Those skills adapt well to online formats through coaching in the moment, short phone check-ins, or messaging for practice reminders.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, symptoms, and preferences to decide whether CBT, DBT, EMDR, mindfulness, or a mix is best. Clients help shape the plan and try approaches to see what fits.

Online therapy with Judea is offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and screen sharing of worksheets. Phone sessions can be useful for lower bandwidth or quick check-ins. Live chat and text messaging support brief updates, coaching prompts, and ongoing encouragement between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and try different ways of working together.