Julie Schehr, LCSW

Julie Schehr is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience based in New Jersey. She takes a warm, engaging approach and aims to build a straightforward working relationship. Julie focuses on practical strategies so people can manage stress and move forward from difficult moments.

She often helps people who are navigating life transitions. Examples include breakups, graduating from college, job changes, and midlife shifts. She also has a long history working alongside medical teams and supports people facing medical diagnoses as well as loved ones who care for them.

Julie primarily uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, working in shorter-term formats when that fits a person’s goals. Sessions focus on learning tools and new ways of coping so people can feel more in control of daily stressors and less reliant on ongoing therapy.

Julie believes each story is unique and asks people to describe how events have affected them. Treatment is shaped around the goals a person sets, and she works collaboratively to reach those objectives. The tone in sessions is supportive and encouraging while staying focused on practical steps.

She emphasizes clear goals, measurable progress, and skills that transfer into everyday life. Julie aims to help people feel capable of handling future challenges on their own, while offering steady guidance during the change process.

How CBT and online sessions work together

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that keep problems going. It uses practical exercises and homework so new skills can be tried between sessions and applied to stress, anxiety, sleep problems, and low mood.

In Julie's work she emphasizes short-term, skill-based approaches that help people set clear goals and practice specific tools. That collaborative decision-making means she and the client choose which techniques to try based on the person's needs and preferences rather than following a fixed plan.

Online therapy offers flexibility for fitting sessions into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins, and live chat or text messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, tracking progress, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to maintain consistency, try homework between meetings, and access support from different locations.

Julie will work with each person to pick the session format and approach that best match their goals, schedule, and comfort. The focus is on making therapy practical and usable in daily life.