Julie Barrett, LMFT

Julie Barrett is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 24 years of clinical experience in California. She focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress, depression, and the ups and downs of major life changes. Julie also supports people dealing with grief, recovery from trauma, and struggles with motivation and self-esteem.

Her approach is practical and conversational. Sessions aim to identify patterns that get in the way and build small, doable changes. Julie uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, among other approaches, to help people reframe thoughts and test new behaviors.

Parents who are worn out by day-to-day demands can talk through parenting challenges and family conflict in simple, solution-focused ways. People facing addiction, career change, or relationship strain can work on goals that fit their values and schedules.

Julie brings a calm, steady presence and focuses on what will help most right now. She includes tools from Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotion regulation and from Motivational Interviewing to strengthen commitment to change. Sessions are offered in English and based in California.

Her style is collaborative and goal-oriented. Julie guides people toward clearer choices, healthier routines, and practical skills they can use between sessions. She invites anyone ready to make a change to begin with a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first appointment.

How CBT and skills-based therapy work online

Julie commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test different behaviors that can reduce anxiety and low mood. CBT focuses on practical exercises and short experiments that people can use between sessions.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where people set the pace and topics for work. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are offered when emotional regulation, distress tolerance, or interpersonal effectiveness are needed to manage strong feelings.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to choose methods that fit each person's goals, preferences, and daily life. That means trying strategies, reviewing what helps, and adjusting the plan together over time.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work face to face when schedules allow, phone sessions work well with lower bandwidth, live chat and messaging provide shorter check-ins or ongoing prompts between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or parenting routines and to practice skills in real-world moments.