About Julie
Julie Setnan is an LCSW based in Illinois who supports people coping with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma, grief, self-esteem concerns, parenting pressures, and depression. With eight years of professional experience, she brings a listening stance, a compassionate approach, and an optimistic outlook to clinical work.
Background and approach
Julie values the courage it takes to begin therapy and aims to create a respectful space for clients to explore life changes, family patterns, codependency, communication issues, and a wide range of emotional challenges.
Her approach blends evidence-informed methods such as Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, EMDR, and the Gottman Method to address symptoms and relational patterns. Julie combines formal social work training with life experience and ongoing learning to tailor care to each person’s needs.
She offers weekly sessions by video, phone, or live chat and typically replies to messages during weekdays within 24-48 hours. Prospective clients who prefer flexible scheduling and a collaborative, empathetic therapist may find a good fit working with her.
Therapeutic Approaches and How They Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening and empathy, helping people explore their feelings and values at their own pace while the therapist offers support and reflection. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and practicing concrete skills to manage anxiety, depression, panic, and stress-related patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people understand emotional responses and shift interaction patterns, particularly useful for relationship-related concerns and attachment wounds.
Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and symptom patterns to determine which methods or combination of methods fit best, adjusting strategies as work progresses to meet evolving needs.
Online therapy with this clinician is available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain regular weekly sessions and to access support during weekdays when the therapist checks messages and responds within 24-48 hours. For people juggling work, family, or health concerns, remote options can make consistent care more practical and accessible.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Anger management
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English