Julie Schehr , LCSW

Julie Schehr is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of practice in New Jersey. She focuses on helping people who are facing life changes, medical challenges, or periods of uncertainty. Her manner is warm and engaging and she aims to make people feel comfortable early in the work.

She often supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, sleep problems, low self-esteem, and career transitions. She also brings experience working with medical issues, including cancer, hospice and end-of-life counseling, fertility concerns, and caregiver stress. Women's issues and young adult concerns are listed among her focus areas.

Julie primarily uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, often in a short-term format. Sessions emphasize learning practical strategies and tools to manage stress and handle transitions. The aim is to leave therapy with new skills you can use on your own.

She approaches each person as an individual and listens for how life events shaped their current situation. Goals are set collaboratively and sessions concentrate on actions and skills that move those goals forward. Julie describes the work as a team effort built on respect and support.

People who are looking for straightforward, skills-focused help during a life shift or medical challenge may find her style a good fit. Her background in medical settings can be helpful when a health issue is part of the stressors. Sessions are offered in English and provided from New Jersey.

How CBT and online sessions work together

Julie uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviors interact. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression and sleep problems. It is practical and skill-based, often useful for stress, life transitions, and mood concerns.

She typically offers short-term work aimed at teaching strategies you can use after therapy ends. Finding the right approach is collaborative; the therapist will discuss goals and preferences and adjust techniques over time. Clients and therapist decide together whether to focus on skill-building, problem-solving, or longer exploration based on needs.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video is helpful for full sessions that need visual cues, phone calls can be a lower-bandwidth option, and chat or text can work for brief check-ins or day-to-day coaching. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep continuity during transitions.