Julie Fuentes , LMFT

Julie Fuentes is a bilingual Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma, and life transitions. She speaks English and Spanish and aims to create a warm, nonjudgmental space for people to talk through what feels hard right now.

Julie brings 12 years of experience in community mental health, inpatient and outpatient settings, foster care programs, correctional services, and residential youth work. She has supported people with depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, grief, and intimacy-related concerns, and has worked with clients from a wide range of cultural backgrounds, including LGBTQ individuals.

Her approach is practical and person-focused. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships shape feeling and behavior. She uses client-centered work to follow each person’s pace and priorities. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to identify unhelpful thinking and build new coping skills.

Julie also incorporates dialectical behavior ideas to teach emotional regulation and distress tolerance. She pays attention to life stories and symbolism through Jungian perspectives when that helps deepen insight. Sessions are aimed at helping people find clearer choices and manageable steps forward.

People often come for help with parenting stress, career concerns, sleep problems, intimacy questions, or coping with major life changes. Julie works collaboratively to set goals and practice new ways of relating, thinking, and coping so clients can move toward their personal goals.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Julie commonly uses attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships shape emotions and behavior; this work can be helpful for intimacy concerns, family of origin issues, and building more secure connections. She also uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on following each person's priorities and creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space to talk through difficult topics. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and build practical coping skills for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and anger.

Finding the right approach is a joint effort. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then adjust methods as work progresses. Clients and the therapist decide together which techniques to try and how to mix them for the best fit.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video lets people work face to face from wherever they are. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, ongoing coaching, or when a written format feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives.