Julie Tamisiea, LCMHC

Julie Tamisiea is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) practicing in North Carolina. She brings 15 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Julie works with individuals facing addiction, grief, caregiving strain, and relationship struggles, and she lists aging and geriatric issues among her additional focuses.

Julie approaches therapy with a straightforward, person-centered stance. She treats people as creative and resourceful. Sessions aim to identify patterns that hold someone back and build steps toward goals. Julie emphasizes a nonjudgmental, supportive atmosphere where clients set the pace.

Her work commonly draws on client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral techniques. She also uses dialectical behavior therapy and motivational interviewing tools when they fit the situation. These approaches are blended to match each person’s needs rather than applied rigidly.

Julie has experience supporting people through addiction recovery, trauma and abuse, eating and food-related concerns, and caregiver stress. She also helps those navigating adoption and foster care issues, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and career or midlife transitions.

If you choose to start, Julie helps outline practical steps and coping strategies you can use between sessions. She focuses on clear, manageable goals and problem-solving that fits everyday life. To begin, follow the site’s Start Therapy process to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first appointment.

How Julie’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Julie commonly uses client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral therapy in her practice. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, validation, and helping people find their own solutions; it’s helpful when someone needs a supportive space to sort through feelings and decisions. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns, which suits issues like anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work together. Julie aims to learn about a person’s goals, preferences, and daily routines, then suggests approaches that fit. She collaborates with clients to try techniques and adjusts them based on what helps most.

The practical benefits of online therapy can include easier scheduling, fewer travel needs, and the ability to fit sessions into a busy week. If a particular session format matters to you, confirm the current options before booking so you know what’s offered. The focus will be on making therapy work for real life and building skills you can use between appointments.