Julianne Alston, LMSW

Julianne Alston is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) with an undergraduate degree in sociology and a clinical master’s in social work. She brings six years of professional experience supporting people across the lifespan, from newborns and toddlers to teens, adults, and older adults. Her training includes a focus on infant mental health, which guides her work with parents who want to strengthen early relationships with young children.

Julianne provides care for individuals facing trauma, grief and loss, anxiety, adjustment to life changes, and family challenges. She offers parenting skills coaching and practical strategies to improve coping with stress, ADHD, and relationship concerns. Her clinical toolkit includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and techniques to build self-esteem, all delivered from a strength-based perspective.

Known for an easy-going style and a commitment to advocacy, Julianne works collaboratively with clients to identify goals and steps toward healing. She has experience supporting people through chronic illness and pain, caregiving stress, attachment and abandonment concerns, and post-traumatic stress. Julianne aims to help clients improve their quality of life and move forward with greater resilience.

Approaches that guide online therapy and support

Julianne draws from Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relationships shape current patterns - this approach is useful for concerns like attachment issues, adoption or foster care challenges, and parent-child relationships. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and introducing practical strategies to reduce anxiety, manage stress, and improve coping. Motivational Interviewing is another tool she employs to help clients clarify values and find internal motivation for change, especially for goals related to behavior change or life transitions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Julianne works with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts techniques over time as progress is made and priorities shift.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing clients to connect from different locations and at times that fit their schedules. These options can make it easier to maintain continuity of care, practice skills between sessions, and access support when juggling parenting, work, or other responsibilities.