Julie Olson , LMSW

Julie Olson is a licensed master social worker with eight years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and changes in life. She works from Michigan and offers straightforward, supportive care for those feeling overwhelmed, isolated, or unsure about their next steps. Julie speaks English and welcomes international clients who can work with her online.

She focuses on short- and long-term concerns like low self-worth, trauma, compassion fatigue, and addictions. She also helps with relationship struggles, grief, eating or sleeping difficulties, and managing symptoms of bipolar disorder or ADHD. Her practice includes attention to caregiver stress, chronic illness, family of origin problems, and issues around commitment and infidelity.

Julie brings a calm, nonjudgmental manner to sessions and emphasizes a collaborative process. She listens first, then helps people name what matters and set practical goals. Sessions often include talking through thoughts and feelings, testing small changes, and building skills that fit daily life.

Her approach draws on cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, client-centered methods, and motivational interviewing. These tools are used conversationally to identify unhelpful thinking patterns, develop coping strategies, and support steady progress. She also uses solution-focused work to break problems into manageable steps.

People who prefer a warm, down-to-earth therapist tend to find her easy to talk to. Julie aims to create a space where clients can be honest and work toward clearer thinking, better coping, and more confidence.

How Julie’s approaches translate to online care

Julie uses cognitive behavioral work to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try small experiments to change them. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and sleep or eating problems because it focuses on practical steps and clearer thinking.

She also uses client-centered therapy, which means sessions are led by what matters most to the person in front of her. That approach is about listening, reflecting, and supporting the client's own priorities so goals feel relevant and achievable.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the work. Julie will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then adapt techniques like CBT, mindfulness, or solution-focused steps to fit. This is a collaborative process where plans are reviewed and adjusted over time.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video lets you see facial cues and practice skills together, phone can be a good low-bandwidth option, live chat is convenient for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving routines and to keep consistent momentum toward goals.