Julia (Jurate) Mcgarry , LMHC

Julia (Jurate) Mcgarry is a licensed mental health counselor practicing in New York. She has seven years of clinical experience helping people face depression, anxiety, addiction, and relationship concerns. Julia aims to make beginning therapy straightforward and supportive for someone taking a first step.

She adapts her work to each person rather than using one fixed method. Sessions often focus on practical steps that feel useful right away, like changing unhelpful thoughts, rebuilding motivation, or improving communication. She draws on cognitive behavioral tools and motivational interviewing to help people notice patterns and try new actions.

Attachment-based and client-centered ideas guide how she builds trust in the room. These approaches shape conversations about past relationships, boundary setting, and intimacy-related issues. Julia also addresses grief, anger, sleeping problems, parenting strain, and career stress with a down-to-earth style.

People who come for help with trauma, abuse, substance use, or longstanding mood issues will find options for work on coping skills, safety planning, and relapse prevention. She also supports those dealing with body image, codependency, guilt and shame, and compassion fatigue. Treatment plans are adjusted as needs change.

Julia emphasizes clear goals and steady progress. She works collaboratively to set priorities and reviews what is or isn't helping. The result is a practical, person-focused approach that aims to make daily life more manageable.

Evidence-informed approaches adapted for online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without letting them dictate actions. It emphasizes values-based steps so someone can take meaningful action even when emotions feel strong. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. CBT gives concrete exercises that can be practiced between sessions to build lasting change.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and life demands and then try methods that fit. Plans are reviewed over time so the work evolves with the person's needs and what proves most helpful.

Online sessions can make therapy easier to fit into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and live chat or text messaging offers quick, flexible ways to share between sessions. These options support continuity of care and let people match format to their schedule and comfort.