Julianne Alston, LMSW - Therapist in Michigan

About Julianne

Julianne Alston offers a calm, practical presence for parents and families facing change. She focuses on helping caregivers manage everyday parenting challenges and build stronger bonds with children. Her approach is steady and strengths-based, with short-term tools and long-term strategies parents can use at home.

Julianne trained in sociology and earned a clinical master’s degree in social work. She holds an LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker - and has six years of experience in the field.

Background and approach

She has worked with people at many life stages, including newborns, toddlers, youth, teens, adults, and older adults. Her background includes infant mental health, which supports parent-child relationships in early years. In sessions she uses practical methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address anxiety, stress, and negative thinking.

She also draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy and Attachment-Based techniques when working through trauma, loss, or attachment concerns. Motivational Interviewing and self-esteem building strategies are part of her toolkit for encouraging change and confidence. Julianne works with common family issues such as parenting skills, blended family adjustment, communication problems, caregiver stress, grief, and coping with life transitions.

She also supports people facing ADHD-related challenges, chronic illness effects, and post-traumatic stress. Her style is easy-going and advocacy-oriented, aiming to help families find workable solutions. Practical steps and clear conversation are emphasized in her work.

Parents can expect collaborative planning, simple exercises to try between sessions, and a focus on strengths and progress over time.

How these approaches translate to online family work

Julianne uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how caregivers and children connect. This approach focuses on patterns of interaction and helps parents build more supported, predictable relationships with their children. It can be useful for adoption, foster care, blended families, and early childhood concerns.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which breaks down unhelpful thoughts and habits into small steps. CBT provides concrete skills for managing anxiety, stress, and low mood, and offers exercises that parents can practice between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will talk with each family about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide whether to emphasize attachment work, CBT, trauma-focused techniques, or a mix based on the situation.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy families. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and guided practice, phone sessions work well for check-ins, and live chat or text-based messaging can support short updates or coaching between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy around school, work, and caregiving duties while keeping continuity of care.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Motivational Interviewing

A way of working through mixed feelings about change without being pushed. The therapist helps you weigh things up and find your own reasons, which often makes a difficult decision feel less stuck.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She supports families and individuals with trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, self-esteem, ADHD, stress, anxiety, family problems, career changes, and coping with life transitions.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is easy-going and strength-based. She uses practical exercises, clear conversation, and collaborative planning to help people make changes.

What training and experience does she have?

She has a clinical master’s degree in social work and six years of experience working across the lifespan, including infant mental health work with parents and young children.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is an LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker - with licence number MI LMSW 6801098514 and is located in Michigan.

Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How does pricing work for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working together?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Trauma and abuse
Grief
Parenting issues

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 6 years
Licensed: Michigan
Languages: English

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