Julie Krupinski, LCSW

Julie Krupinski is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New Jersey with 30 years of experience. She offers steady, straightforward support for people struggling with stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, grief, anger, and related concerns. Julie emphasizes practical tools and respect for each person's knowledge of their own life.

She uses cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, client-centered methods, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to help people manage difficult feelings and make changes. Sessions focus on clear steps you can try between meetings and ways to build on what already works for you.

Julie draws on decades of work in varied settings and is familiar with 12-step programs. She combines active listening with problem-solving to help clients reduce unhelpful patterns and increase coping skills. The tone is interactive, validating, and down-to-earth.

People often bring concerns about relationships, family of origin issues, communication problems, codependency, and substance use. Julie also helps with life transitions, hospice and end-of-life questions, and struggles with guilt, shame, or self-worth.

Therapy with her centers on collaboration. She treats clients as the experts on their lives while offering tools, perspective, and encouragement to try new approaches and build resilience.

How Julie’s approaches translate to online therapy

Julie blends cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy in ways that work well online. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments, which can be planned and reviewed during video or phone sessions. ACT emphasizes learning to notice difficult thoughts and feelings while clarifying personal values and taking small committed actions toward them.

She also uses client-centered techniques that prioritize listening and responding to what matters most to the person in front of her. Together, these approaches are used collaboratively: the therapist and client decide what to try based on goals, comfort, and what fits daily life rather than assuming one single method is best.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and guided exercises. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and messaging let clients send updates, try quick coaching, or work through exercises between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep progress moving forward.