About Julie
Julie Otis is a licensed clinical social worker in Indiana with 16 years of experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, addiction, anger, or relationship struggles. Her approach is honest and straightforward while remaining compassionate, so clients know what to expect in sessions.
Julie combines practical skills with careful listening. She points out patterns that hold people back and offers clear steps to try instead. Conversations focus on daily coping tools, clearer communication, and building confidence in how people show up for others and themselves.
Background and approach
She often addresses issues like social anxiety, trauma and abuse, attachment concerns, and communication problems. Work in therapy typically includes strengthening coping skills, increasing self-understanding, and changing unhelpful behaviors. Julie encourages clients to test new ways of relating and to notice what shifts in their day-to-day life.
Her style is direct but respectful. She gives honest feedback and expects clients to engage with the work between sessions. Progress is framed as small, steady changes rather than sudden fixes.
Clients can expect sessions that blend insight with practical strategies. Julie draws on several evidence-based approaches to tailor plans to each person. The focus is on realistic tools that fit into everyday routines and help people feel more grounded and connected.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Julie draws from attachment-based work to look at how early relationships affect current patterns. That approach helps people understand connection, trust, and intimacy issues in present-day relationships. Client-centered therapy is used to create a respectful space where clients lead the focus and the practitioner follows their priorities and pacing.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is another core tool she uses to identify unhelpful thoughts and test different behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, stress, and challenges like impulsivity or low self-esteem because it breaks problems into manageable steps and practical exercises.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Julie works together with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That collaborative decision helps shape session plans and the kinds of exercises set between meetings.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit varied schedules and lifestyles. Video lets people use face-to-face interaction for deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging support shorter exchanges, homework follow-up, or more frequent contact between appointments. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into daily life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Narcissism
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Indiana, Washington, New Mexico, Idaho
- Languages
- English