Julie Porath , LICSW

Julie Porath is a licensed clinical social worker with more than two decades of experience providing mental health support in Minnesota. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, improve self-esteem, and navigate relationship and parenting concerns. Julie often works with women who are coping with personal or marital difficulties and the after effects of divorce. She meets people where they are and aims to build on their existing strengths.

Julie keeps sessions straightforward and practical. She listens first, then helps clients set small, doable goals. Conversations address everyday pressures, communication patterns, and choices that affect mood and relationships. The tone is supportive and solution-minded.

Her background includes extensive clinical practice across a variety of settings over 22 years as a LICSW - Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. That experience informs how she tailors sessions to each person's needs and life stage. She draws on approaches that are known to help with anxiety, parenting strain, and relationship stress.

Julie understands that change can feel risky. She encourages clients to use their own knowledge about their lives while trying new ways of coping. Sessions often mix talk, practical problem solving, and skill-building to make everyday life feel more manageable.

Scheduling tends to be later in the day, with many openings on Wednesday evenings and some late evenings on other weekdays and occasional Sunday evenings. The focus is on making therapy fit into a busy life.

Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions help

Julie draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and coping skills. One common approach emphasizes learning concrete skills for managing anxiety and stress, such as breathing and behavioral strategies that reduce overwhelm and improve daily functioning. Another approach centers on improving communication and problem solving within relationships, helping people set boundaries, express needs clearly, and repair interactions that cause tension.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Julie collaborates with each person to identify goals, test what helps, and adjust methods over time. She treats the process as a partnership where the client's experience and preferences guide which techniques are used.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when video isn't practical, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support between meetings. Video allows visual cues during deeper sessions, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, chat suits quick problem solving, and messaging supports brief updates or homework. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule while keeping the focus on progress and practical tools.