Julie Perry, LPC, LMHC

Julie Perry is licensed in Washington and brings 25 years of professional experience to her work with clients. She focuses on helping people cope with stress and anxiety, process grief and loss, address parenting challenges, and manage symptoms of depression. Julie centers her practice on the belief that each person is the expert of their own story and that existing strengths can be mobilized to overcome life’s difficulties. She blends practical strategies with supportive listening so clients can explore new ways of responding to challenges while honoring their personal values and goals. Acknowledging that beginning therapy often requires courage, Julie affirms and supports the decision to seek help and aims to create a steady, encouraging presence as clients take their first steps toward change.

Her approach emphasizes collaboration and respect for each individual’s experience, helping people build on what already works for them while introducing tools to navigate transitions and setbacks.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a structured method that helps clients identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns, then practice new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. It focuses on practical skills and short-term strategies that can produce measurable change.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills. It is useful for people who experience intense emotions or difficulty managing reactions, offering concrete techniques to improve relationships and day-to-day functioning.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Julie Perry works with clients to understand their needs, goals, and preferences, and together they determine which methods fit best. That collaborative exploration helps ensure therapy feels relevant and effective for each individual.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions happen - by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit care into busy schedules or to continue support when in-person visits are not possible. Licensed professionals and therapists can deliver the same structured, skills-based work through these formats, allowing clients to access therapy in the ways that suit them best.