About Julie
Julie Pool is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with ten years of experience listed in this profile. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and struggles with self-esteem. Julie aims to make therapy straightforward and practical for people who feel stuck or overwhelmed.
Her style is direct and collaborative. She listens to each person’s story and then helps them notice patterns that keep problems going. Sessions focus on small, usable skills - coping tools, clearer communication, and steps to reduce panic or social fear.
Background and approach
Julie draws on common evidence-based techniques along with mindfulness and problem-solving. She uses these methods to help people manage panic attacks, social anxiety, or big life changes. Work often centers on improving self-compassion, reducing guilt, and finding clearer direction in life.
Many sessions explore relationship stress and communication problems in everyday terms. She supports those dealing with caregiver strain and women’s issues by helping them set limits and reframe heavy emotions. Therapy is shaped around practical actions people can try between sessions.
Julie works with people from California and conducts sessions in English. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to connect. To begin, a short questionnaire and scheduling step match people with her availability and the format that fits them best.
Therapeutic Methods and Online Options
Julie often uses cognitive-behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try small changes in thinking and behavior. This approach is useful for anxiety, panic, and mood concerns because it breaks problems into clear steps to practice.She also incorporates mindfulness strategies that teach simple ways to calm racing thoughts and bring attention back to the present. Mindfulness can support people dealing with stress, panic attacks, and overwhelming emotions by offering short, repeatable exercises.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, then adjust methods based on what feels most helpful. Clients and the therapist work together to try techniques and decide what to keep practicing over time.
Online therapy offers flexibility that fits many schedules. Video calls let people use full face-to-face interaction, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a camera is not preferred, and live chat or text messaging allow for brief check-ins or ongoing support without scheduling a full session. These options make it easier to maintain momentum between appointments and to choose the format that matches daily life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English