About Judea
Judea Castillo Winter is a licensed clinical social worker who uses a client-centered approach to help people navigate hard moments. She combines practical strategies with a focus on each person’s strengths. Judea writes plainly and makes space for honest conversation about stress, anxiety, grief, addiction, and life transitions.
She practices as an LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and also holds an LISW credential. She brings 12 years of experience in social work and mental health.
Background and approach
That background includes supporting people facing depression, bipolar challenges, and trauma. Judea also works with concerns related to relationships, intimacy, eating and self-esteem, and workplace or career stress. She addresses issues that often come with caregiving, aging, end-of-life decisions, and divorce or separation.
Judea uses several approaches to match the work to the person. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and build new habits. Mindfulness and dialectical skills help people manage strong emotions and stay present.
EMDR is also part of her toolkit for processing traumatic memories when appropriate. Sessions focus on clear goals and small steps people can try between meetings. Judea aims to be collaborative - she listens first, then offers tools and coaching tailored to daily life.
Many clients find this mix helpful when coping with loss, rebuilding after upheaval, or finding purpose in midlife. Judea practices in Ohio and holds credentials in Kentucky and Ohio (KY LCSW 256248; OH LISW I.2103208). Sessions are conducted in English and available through video, phone, chat, or text messaging.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire determines scheduling and next steps.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Judea uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking and acting. This approach is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress when the aim is to change patterns that get in the way of daily life.She also applies mindfulness and dialectical behavior therapy skills to teach ways of managing intense emotions and staying grounded. These tools focus on breath, attention, and small practical steps to reduce reactivity and improve emotional balance.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. Judea listens to a person’s goals and preferences, then recommends techniques to try first. She adjusts the plan over time based on what helps most, so clients play an active role in shaping therapy.
Online therapy lets people meet from wherever works best for them using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, daily coaching, or when writing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit regular support into busy schedules and to follow through on goals between sessions.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Ohio, Montana, Kentucky
- Languages
- English