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Julie Blackburn

Compassionate guidance through life's transitions

About Julie

Julie Blackburn is a licensed clinician with 17 years of experience helping people navigate major life transitions and intense emotions.

Background and approach

She focuses on concerns such as stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem struggles, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes, and brings particular attention to issues connected to cancer, caregiving stress, chronic illness and pain, fertility struggles, and end-of-life matters.

Her practice emphasizes a grief-informed stance and emotional healing, creating a supportive space for clients to process loss, isolation, guilt, shame, and the emotional fallout of divorce or separation. Julie integrates attention to practical caregiving burdens, postpartum and pregnancy-related concerns, and questions about life purpose and self-love to address both immediate distress and longer-term recovery.

Operating as an LMHC and LCPC licensed in Indiana, Julie strives to help clients build resilience, strengthen self-compassion, and restore a sense of direction after disruption. She meets people where they are, offering steady professional guidance while honoring the complexity of each person’s story.

Evidence-Informed Approaches and Accessible Online Care



Julie uses evidence-based techniques grounded in grief-informed therapy, which helps people explore and process losses, complicated emotions, and the transition-related grief that often accompanies illness, caregiving responsibilities, or separation. This approach aids in naming feelings, working through them, and rebuilding a sense of meaning after change.

She also draws on approaches that emphasize emotional healing and resilience building, helping clients develop practical coping skills for stress, anxiety, and compassion fatigue while cultivating self-compassion and improved everyday functioning. These methods support managing symptoms and restoring a clearer sense of purpose.

Choosing the right therapeutic method is a collaborative process. Julie works together with each person to identify what fits best based on their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting techniques over time as progress and circumstances evolve.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for people balancing medical appointments, caregiving responsibilities, or unpredictable schedules. These formats make it possible to access consistent support from licensed professionals without traveling, while allowing for varied ways to communicate that suit differing comfort levels and life demands.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Julie help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem issues, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes, and also addresses related matters such as cancer, caregiver stress, chronic illness, fertility issues, and end-of-life concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Julie uses a grief-informed, compassionate approach that supports emotional processing and self-compassion while helping clients find practical ways to cope and regain balance.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 17 years of clinical experience working with individuals facing significant life transitions and health-related stressors.
Where is she licensed and based?
Julie holds Indiana and Illinois licenses listed as IN LMHC 39003693A and IL LCPC 180009503 and practices from Indiana.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Services are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or through text-based messaging to fit different needs and preferences.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to begin therapy?
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.