Julie Martinez-Aguilar, LICSW

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.