Dr. Julie Griffin, LMHC

Dr. Julie Griffin is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Indiana with 18 years of clinical experience. She blends practical approaches to help people handle stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, parenting challenges, and life transitions. Her work is straightforward and focused on what helps a person feel steadier day to day.

She trained in clinical and counseling psychology at the University of Louisville and completed a Doctorate in Psychology at Spalding University. That education included work with adults, children, adolescents, and families, and she has practiced in schools, hospitals, community mental health settings, prisons, and private practice. These varied settings shaped a flexible approach to care.

In sessions she uses clear, skills-based techniques drawn from cognitive behavioral ideas and acceptance and commitment principles. She also draws on attachment-informed and emotionally-focused work when relationships or early patterns matter. The goal is to pick methods that match a person’s needs and strengths, not to force a single model.

Julie aims for a warm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about hard topics like trauma, grief, sexual concerns, or issues with identity and relationships. She pays attention to practical steps clients can try between sessions, such as coping strategies, communication skills, and behavioral experiments.

Outside of clinical work she enjoys arts and crafts, games, Legos, and time with animals, which she has used therapeutically in past work. She welcomes the chance to hear someone’s story and to help them find clearer ways forward.

CBT, ACT, and Attachment-focused work online

Dr. Julie Griffin commonly draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to help people change unhelpful thoughts and build practical habits. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior and trying concrete experiments to test new ways of acting. Acceptance and commitment therapy helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, and to commit to values-based actions that matter to them.

She also uses attachment-based ideas when early relationship patterns affect current struggles. That approach looks at how connection and safety with others shape emotions and behavior, and it helps people develop clearer ways of relating. Choosing which approach to use is a collaborative process; the therapist and client decide together what fits the client’s goals and preferences and adjust as work progresses.

Online therapy with her is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video visits let people work face to face from wherever they are. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Messaging and chat are useful for brief updates, ongoing support between sessions, or people who prefer not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or family schedules while keeping focus on practical progress.