Julie Fuentes, LMFT

Julie Fuentes is a bilingual Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California. She speaks English and Spanish and brings 12 years of professional experience to sessions. Julie aims to make therapy straightforward and approachable for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, loss, or changes in their relationships.

Julie has worked in many settings, including inpatient and outpatient programs, community mental health, foster care, and residential and correctional services. That range gives her practical experience with things like depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, trauma and relationship concerns. She has also spent considerable time supporting people from diverse cultural backgrounds and those in the LGBT community.

In session, she focuses on clear, real-world tools and conversation. She draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and she uses attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current patterns. Client-centered principles guide her style, keeping the client's voice central to the work.

Julie is comfortable helping with grief, intimacy issues, parenting strain, sleep problems, addiction concerns, and career or life purpose questions. She also offers support around forgiveness, guilt, shame, and midlife transitions. Practical skills, emotional processing, and finding strengths are common goals she supports.

People who reach out can expect a warm, nonjudgmental space and a collaborative plan. Therapy is presented as a step-by-step process to reduce distress and build clearer ways forward.

How therapy styles translate to online work

Julie uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be taught and practiced during video or phone sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to notice patterns in close relationships and to build safer ways of relating, a process that often involves talking through past and present relationship experiences. Client-Centered Therapy keeps the focus on the person's goals and pace, providing a supportive space where the client directs what matters most.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Julie will discuss options with each person and together decide which combination of methods fits the goals and comfort level. This helps shape clear short-term goals and practical steps to try between sessions.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversations. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, brief coaching, and staying connected between appointments. These options aim to make therapy flexible and easier to fit into everyday life.