Julie Perry
Experienced CBT and DBT clinician
LPC, LMHC South Carolina
- Experience
- 27 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Parenting
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Languages
- English
About Julie
Julie Perry is a licensed counselor who blends practical, skills-based methods with compassionate support to help clients navigate stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, and depression.
Background and approach
With 27 years of professional experience, she draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques to help people identify unhelpful patterns, build coping skills, and develop clearer ways of relating to themselves and others.
Julie emphasizes client strengths and collaboration, viewing each person as the expert on their own life while providing structure and evidence-informed tools to foster change. Her work also addresses ADHD, trauma and abuse, self-esteem concerns, attachment and communication difficulties, and issues related to divorce, forgiveness, mood and personality disorders, seasonal affective disorder, and sexual assault and abuse.
Licensed as an LPC and an LMHC, Julie offers a supportive environment that balances practical strategies with empathy. She encourages those taking the first step toward therapy and works with clients to set achievable goals and adapt techniques to real-life situations in South Carolina and beyond the therapy session.
Applying CBT and DBT Skills in Online Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, then practicing structured strategies to shift thinking patterns and improve mood and functioning. This approach is often used to address anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday challenges by teaching clear, actionable skills. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, mindfulness, and interpersonal effectiveness, offering practical tools for managing intense emotions and improving relationships, which can support work on trauma, self-esteem, and communication issues.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each client to explore goals, preferences, and how different techniques feel in practice, adjusting methods over time to better fit the person’s needs and life circumstances. Patients and the therapist decide together which strategies to emphasize as progress unfolds.
Online sessions can be delivered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for people with varied schedules and responsibilities. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while practicing new skills between meetings, and they allow licensed professionals to offer support in ways that fit daily life and changing needs.
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Experience
27+ years
Licensed
Washington, South Carolina
Languages
English