Colette Junod, LCSW

Colette Junod is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 15 years of professional experience who works from Virginia and accepts international clients. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, heal from trauma and abuse, navigate major life changes, and develop executive and professional coaching strategies. Her practice emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassionate engagement, and she adapts conversations and treatment plans to fit each person’s unique situation and goals.

Colette blends practical coping skills with reflective work to address caregiver strain, communication challenges, isolation, questions of life purpose, and post-traumatic stress. She values collaborative goal-setting and tailors interventions so they are relevant to an individual’s work life, family responsibilities, and personal values. Beginning therapy can feel daunting, and she acknowledges the courage it takes to reach out while offering steady support as clients take steps toward change.

As an LCSW - a licensed clinical social worker - Colette brings clinical training and real-world experience to her practice, helping clients translate insight into actionable steps for improved well-being and functioning.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care

Colette employs evidence-based, practical approaches tailored to stress, anxiety, and trauma. One focus is trauma-informed care, which emphasizes safety, pacing, and understanding how past harm affects present thoughts and behaviors; this approach supports healing from abuse and post-traumatic stress. She also uses skills-based strategies for stress and anxiety management, teaching concrete tools such as grounding, emotion regulation, and problem-solving to reduce overwhelm and improve daily functioning. In addition, she offers coaching-informed work for professionals, blending therapeutic insight with goal-oriented planning to address career challenges and leadership stress.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Colette works with each person to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, adjusting methods over time so therapy matches changing needs and priorities.

Online therapy with Colette is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility to fit therapy into busy schedules and different time zones. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access support from home or work, and choose the format that best suits one’s communication style and day-to-day life.