Julie Christman , LPC

Julie Christman is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Louisiana with ten years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and major life changes. Her work often addresses relationship and intimacy concerns as well as stress related to work and caregiving.

Clients meet a clinician who favors a direct, compassionate style. Sessions aim to build self-understanding and practical coping skills. Julie helps people notice patterns, try new ways of responding, and strengthen day-to-day emotional resilience.

She often uses approaches that help people clarify values, practice present-moment awareness, and change unhelpful thinking and behavior. When trauma is part of the story, she uses methods designed to reduce its emotional hold and lessen distressing memories. The focus is on what feels useful and workable for each person.

Julie also pays attention to how early relationships and attachment shape current struggles. She supports people facing body image concerns, addiction-related problems, codependency, and issues that arise from family of origin dynamics. Conversations often include communication strategies and ways to set boundaries that fit each person's life.

Practical fits include people coping with abandonment fears, commitment worries, guilt and shame, or major transitions such as career shifts. She works with those managing ongoing stressors after disasters and with people on the autism spectrum who want tools for daily living and relationships. Sessions are presented in straightforward language and aim to leave people with usable steps to try between meetings.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small actions that reflect those values. It uses simple exercises to notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that keep problems going. It breaks big problems into small, manageable steps and uses exercises and homework to build new habits for mood and stress management.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused approach that works to reduce the intensity of distressing memories. In online sessions it involves guided attention and processing to help memories feel less overwhelming over time.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about their needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit. That collaborative process means plans can change as progress is made and new priorities emerge.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility: video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option, and live chat or text-based messaging work well for quick check-ins or when writing feels easier. These formats make it possible to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue care when in-person meetings are not an option.