Julie Schindhelm

Compassionate, experienced therapist focused on practical change

LCSW Pennsylvania

Experience: 22 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English

About Julie

Julie Schindhelm is an LCSW with 22 years of experience helping people navigate relationship and family concerns, trauma, anxiety, and life transitions. She combines practical, evidence-informed methods with a trauma-informed outlook to help clients gain clarity, reduce stress, and make decisions that fit their lives.

Background and approach

Julie’s background includes work with couples, adolescents, children, and adults using approaches that promote problem solving and emotional skill building. Her style emphasizes collaboration and learning concrete tools clients can use between sessions.

Julie draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address anxiety and mood-related concerns, the Gottman Method for relational work, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to bolster stress tolerance and emotion regulation. She aims to create a comfortable environment where goals are clear, progress is measurable, and strategies are tailored to each person’s situation.

Located in Pennsylvania, Julie supports a wide range of issues including depression, grief, intimacy and sexual concerns, parenting challenges, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and life purpose questions. She works with clients to develop practical plans for change while honoring individual values and priorities.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Julie integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy into online work to help clients develop practical tools and emotional regulation skills. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and building behavior changes to reduce anxiety and depression, while DBT emphasizes distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness skills useful for managing strong emotions and relationship stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Julie collaborates with clients to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. She discusses options, adapts techniques for remote formats, and plans interventions together so clients know what to expect and can track progress over time.

Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility for busy lives and different comfort levels. These formats make it possible to access therapy from home or work, maintain continuity during life transitions, and use brief check-ins or longer sessions as needed to support skill practice and ongoing change.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Julie address?

She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, and career or life purpose questions.

What is her therapeutic approach and style?

Julie uses evidence-informed approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Gottman Method for couples, DBT skills, ACT, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy in a collaborative, practical way that emphasizes skill-building and problem solving.

How much experience does she have in mental health?

She brings 22 years of clinical experience and a trauma-informed perspective to her work with individuals, couples, adolescents, and children.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is licensed as an LCSW in Pennsylvania with license number PA LCSW CW016637 and provides services to clients located in that state.

Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

In what session formats can clients work with her?

Julie offers multiple formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.

How are costs and subscriptions handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What is the process to begin working together?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to her availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Depression

Also works with

LGBTGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

Communication problemsDivorce and separationFamily problemsFertility issuesGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposePanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobia

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

22+ years

Licensed

Pennsylvania

Languages

English