Judea Castillo Winter, LCSW, LISW

Judea Castillo Winter is a clinical social worker who uses cognitive behavioral therapy alongside client-centered and mindfulness approaches. She draws on 12 years of experience to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, and major life transitions. Judea emphasizes practical steps and clear goals so people can see small changes quickly.

She trained in social work and holds a Master of Social Work and licensure as an LCSW and an LISW. Judea’s background includes work with trauma, domestic violence, substance use concerns, LGBT issues, and caregiving stress. She focuses on real-world problems such as workplace pressure, relationship strain, eating issues, and questions about purpose and midlife change.

In sessions she listens first and then offers structure. That might mean identifying unhelpful thought patterns, trying grounding and mindfulness exercises, or building coping skills from dialectical behavior therapy. She also uses client-centered techniques to follow each person’s pace and priorities.

Judea aims to make therapy understandable and useful. She often combines short practical exercises with focused conversation. Clients leave with specific tools to practice between visits and simple steps to track progress.

She provides online sessions from Ohio and holds Kentucky and Ohio licensure as noted. Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Judea works collaboratively to match approaches to each person’s needs.

Using practical approaches in online therapy

Judea commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT often involves setting clear goals, trying small experiments, and practicing new skills between sessions to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress.

She also draws on client-centered methods that prioritize the person’s own perspective. That means sessions may follow what the person wants to focus on, with the therapist offering support, reflection, and encouragement rather than directing every step. Dialectical behavior therapy skills are another tool she uses for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving communication in stressful moments.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Judea collaborates with each person to choose techniques that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts methods over time based on what helps and what feels manageable.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options help people maintain continuity of care while balancing work, caregiving, and other responsibilities.