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Julie Tallard Johnson

Experienced therapist focused on practical change

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
33 years
Licensed in
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Julie

Julie Tallard Johnson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a long record of helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addiction, and parenting concerns. She writes plainly and listens closely. She aims to help people gain practical tools and personal insight to make small, meaningful changes.

Julie encourages clients to lead the work while she offers guidance, options, and skills to try. Julie emphasizes the importance of the relationship in therapy.

Background and approach

She believes a genuine, skillful connection between client and therapist is the foundation for change. Sessions often mix talking about life stories with attention to bodily experience and how emotions show up in the body. That combination helps people notice patterns and try new ways of responding.

Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and client-centered methods. She also uses narrative and somatic ideas to explore how past experiences shape current choices. Practical strategies and simple skills are offered to use between sessions.

Julie trained for a Master of Social Work and holds the LCSW credential. She has been working as a therapist for many years and continues learning through trainings in somatic work, breath awareness, and other practices. She has written books that introduce accessible tools for healing and well-being.

Sessions are adaptable to the person’s needs and can include inquiry, skill practice, and breathing or awareness exercises. Julie supports people facing life transitions, attachment or family issues, trauma recovery, and struggles with mood, focus, or substance use.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice what matters to them and take steps toward those values even when hard thoughts or feelings appear. It teaches simple mindfulness and committed action skills that can help with anxiety, depression, and life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors influence mood and offers concrete steps to shift unhelpful patterns. It is useful for problems like anxiety, low mood, sleep issues, and many day-to-day struggles. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on feelings and connection in relationships, helping people identify emotional needs and change interaction patterns that cause pain.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. That collaborative decision helps shape sessions and the tools introduced over time.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from home, phone sessions remove commute time, and live chat or text-based messaging make it easier to check in between appointments. These formats can help people fit therapy into busy lives while still accessing licensed professionals who use ACT, CBT, EFT, and related practices to guide the work.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, bipolar, addictions, parenting, relationship and family issues, ADHD, and several related areas listed in her profile.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is relational and collaborative. She emphasizes a genuine connection, invites clients to lead sessions, and offers practical tools and inquiry to support change.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 33 years of experience as a therapist and has worked both in person and online over many years.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, credential WI LCSW 3755-123, and is based in Wisconsin.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is listed as accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What’s the first step to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
33 years
Licensed
Wisconsin
Languages
English

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