Julie Knight is a licensed counselor with three decades of experience in mental health. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self esteem, depression, grief, trauma, and major life changes. She also supports clients with relationship struggles, parenting strain, career questions, and identity concerns including LGBT issues. Julie holds LPCC and LPC credentials and practices in California.
Her style is person-centered, strengths-based, and goal oriented. Sessions focus on listening, practical skills, and small steps that fit everyday life. She helps people build confidence, improve communication, and handle emotional overwhelm without judgement.
Julie’s background includes work in inpatient psychiatric units and crisis response programs, plus many years providing individual and family therapy. That range gives her experience with both urgent situations and longer-term growth work. She draws on multiple approaches to match each person’s needs.
She often helps people who identify as highly sensitive or neurodivergent. Julie frames sensitivity and introversion as traits to be understood and respected rather than problems to fix. She also supports people exploring gender and sexuality questions and helps family members learn how to be more supportive.
Julie uses practical tools alongside insight work. She often incorporates personality typing resources such as Myers-Briggs style information to help clients understand how they relate to others. Her aim is to leave people with skills and self-knowledge that last beyond immediate problems.
How Julie’s Approaches Guide Online Work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It emphasizes values and small actions that move someone toward a life they care about, which can help with anxiety, depression, and self esteem struggles.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current connections and emotional reactions. It can help people understand why they react a certain way in relationships and learn new ways to feel and show closeness.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Julie works collaboratively to match methods to each person’s goals and preferences. Together they review what feels helpful and adjust the plan as needed, combining skill work and insight depending on the situation.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the exact session formats before booking since the biography does not list formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce commute time. It also lets people use video or phone in ways that best fit their routine and energy level. Many licensed professionals find these options help clients stay consistent with care while balancing work, family, and daily life.
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureCaregiver issues and stressFamily of origin issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
30+ years
Credentials
Oklahoma, California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Julie commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, self esteem, depression, grief, trauma, relationship and parenting issues, and career or life-purpose questions among other concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is person-centered, strengths-based, and goal oriented, focusing on listening, practical skills, and steps that fit daily life.
What kind of experience does she bring?
Julie has about 30 years of experience in the mental health field, including work on inpatient psychiatric units, crisis response programs, and many years of individual and family therapy.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is credentialed as LPCC and LPC and is based in California.
In what language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Julie?
Select the continue button on this profile, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.