Judith Huerta , LICSW

Judith Huerta is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in Minnesota with 16 years of experience. She centers her work on attachment and practical skills, helping people move past stressful and painful moments. Judith approaches sessions with warmth and directness to make progress feel doable for busy lives.

She often helps people who are dealing with anxiety, depression, grief, or the fallout of trauma and abuse. She also supports those struggling with relationship and family tensions, addiction concerns, and problems with self-esteem or body image. Her practice includes work on parenting strain, caregiver stress, and issues tied to attachment and abandonment.

Judith uses approaches that focus on connection and skill building. She draws on attachment-based perspectives to look at patterns in relationships and client-centered listening to follow each person’s priorities. Cognitive behavioral tools and emotion-regulation skills are used when people want practical strategies to reduce overwhelm.

Sessions can include talking through past hurts, practicing new ways to set boundaries, or building routines that help with sleep and eating. For trauma-related concerns she may integrate methods aimed at processing painful memories alongside skills to manage strong emotions.

She offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Judith works in English and serves people in Minnesota. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is used to connect someone and schedule sessions.

Therapeutic approaches and online care with Judith

Judith blends attachment-based work with cognitive behavioral tools to help people change patterns and manage difficult feelings. Attachment-based work looks at how past relationships shape current reactions and helps people try new ways of relating. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and changing actions to reduce anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating problems.

She also uses client-centered listening to make sure therapy matches each person’s goals. The choice of approach is collaborative - the therapist and client review needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit. Adjustments are made as progress or challenges appear so sessions stay practical and relevant.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deeper conversation, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can be useful for ongoing support, quick problem-solving, or when someone prefers written communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or caregiving schedules.