Julie Gallivan

Julie Gallivan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan who helps people through difficult life moments. She focuses on relationship and family concerns, parenting pressures, stress, anxiety, addiction struggles, grief, and anger. Julie offers a steady, compassionate presence for people looking for clear, practical support.

Her work emphasizes listening first. She asks about what is most pressing and then helps people set small, doable goals. Sessions often include talking through communication problems, managing strong emotions, and finding better ways to cope with life changes.

Julie uses approaches that keep the person at the center of care. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy to help people notice what matters to them and act on those values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness-based tools are used as needed to change unhelpful thoughts and build calmer responses.

She brings six years of clinical experience and aims to make therapy straightforward and practical. When trauma or grief is part of the picture, she works gently to help people build resilience and heal at their own pace.

Julie also integrates faith when clients request it, including prayer, and respects each person’s beliefs while focusing on goals they set. International clients may be accepted, and sessions are conducted in English.

How Julie’s approaches shape online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when feelings are uncomfortable. ACT can be useful for anger, anxiety, and making life changes. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting therapeutic relationship so people feel heard and understood; it supports work on self-worth, family dynamics, and communication. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and uses practical techniques to reduce unhelpful patterns like impulsivity or negative self-talk.

Finding the right approach is part of the early work. Julie will collaborate with each person to decide which combination of ACT, client-centered methods, or CBT fits their goals and preferences. That choice can change as progress is made and new concerns come up.

Confirm the specific online session options before booking. Many people find online sessions helpful because they can fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Online work also makes it easier to practice mindfulness exercises and skills in real-life settings between sessions. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches to make therapy practical and usable in everyday life.