Julie has over 20 years of experience working with adults and adolescents experiencing a variety of concerns, including mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder, anxiety, grief, substance use, and many others. Julie uses various eclectic therapeutic approaches to help individuals develop healthy coping strategies. New patient appointments are available in person at our Fairmont facility or via telehealth.
Julie has over 20 years of experience working with adults and adolescents experiencing a variety of concerns, including mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder, anxiety, grief, substance use, and many others. Julie uses various eclectic therapeutic approaches to help individuals develop healthy coping strategies. New patient appointments are available in person at our Fairmont facility or via telehealth.
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Julie is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in the State of West Virginia and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker-Certified in the State of Maryland. She graduated from Glenville State College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and Sociology, and from West Virginia University with a Master of Social Work degree. Julie has over 20 years of experience working with adults and adolescents experiencing a variety of concerns, including mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder, anxiety, grief, relationship difficulties, trauma, substance use, suicidal ideation, anger management, and ADHD. She has worked in a range of settings and populations, including inpatient and outpatient treatment within hospitals, substance use treatment centers, Assertive Community Treatment programs, and integrated treatment within local community health centers.
Julie uses an eclectic therapeutic approach to help individuals identify mental and behavioral health concerns that disrupt their functioning ability in order to develop healthy coping strategies to improve overall quality of life. Some of these therapeutic approaches include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy, Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy, and Trauma Informed Care. Julie creates a warm, non-threatening, non-judgmental environment for individuals to feel comfortable opening up about the most difficult aspects of their lives. She meets individuals where they are, while focusing on the development of increased insight and awareness, the creation of personal change, and the experience of improvement in their lives.
Julie is a West Virginia native, residing in Morgantown with her son and their two cats. She, additionally, cares for two Pac-Man frogs belonging to her niece. She enjoys watching movies at home or at the theater, dining out, attending performance theater and concerts, reading, watching TV programs, and spa days. Two meaningful quotes that she wishes to share are: 1) “We cannot solve problems with the kind of thinking we employed when we came up with them.” —Albert Einstein, and 2) “You are greater than you know.” —Mother Teresa.
