Julie Elliott, MD, LCSW-C, LCSW

Julie Elliott is a mental health professional based in Texas with 35 years of experience. She holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with advanced clinical credentials (LCSW-C and LCSW). Her long career includes clinical work in multiple regions and a mix of settings that shaped her practical approach to care.

Julie focuses on clear, goal-oriented conversations. She listens first, then helps people identify small steps they can try between sessions. She aims to make therapy feel manageable for someone juggling work, parenting, or other life demands.

Her areas of focus include stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, sleep and eating difficulties, and coping with major life changes. Additional interests include attachment and abandonment issues, blended family and foster care concerns, caregiver stress, body image, codependency, and substance-related problems.

Julie uses a blend of practical methods drawn from cognitive behavioral approaches, attachment-based ideas, client-centered listening, and skills-focused strategies. She helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns, try new ways of relating, and develop stronger emotion management skills.

Sessions aim to balance clear direction with space to reflect. Julie welcomes people who want straightforward tools along with a trusting, respectful therapeutic relationship.

How Julie’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy

Julie blends cognitive behavioral work and attachment-based ideas in ways that move well to online formats. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors; it often uses exercises, mood tracking, and practical homework that fit easily into video or text sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions; it uses reflective conversation to build new ways of relating and can be effective through regular remote check-ins.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will review concerns and goals, try approaches that match those needs, and adjust over time based on what helps. Clients and the therapist decide together which methods and pace feel most useful.

Online formats give practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face work and use of worksheets or guided exercises. Phone sessions remove the need for video and can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging offer brief, focused support between sessions and can help keep skills practice on track. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life.