Julie Setnan

Julie Setnan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing anger, stress, anxiety, and relationship concerns. She speaks plainly and listens closely to understand what matters most to each person. Julie emphasizes practical steps that fit into everyday life and respects the courage it takes to ask for help.

Julie earned a Master of Social Work from the University of Illinois at Chicago and brings eight years of professional practice plus a lifetime of personal insight to her work. She is known for an optimistic outlook, steady compassion, and patient listening. Her style is warm and down-to-earth rather than clinical or distant.

In sessions she uses approaches such as client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally-focused methods, EMDR, and elements of the Gottman Method. Julie focuses on simple tools clients can use between sessions to manage intense feelings, improve communication, and cope with life changes. She applauds each step forward and adapts her pace to the person in front of her.

Julie offers weekday afternoon appointments and checks messages during the week, usually responding within 24 to 48 hours. She provides weekly sessions and asks people to bring concrete goals to meetings so progress stays measurable.

To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to her availability. Julie aims to create a respectful, steady space for people to process grief, trauma, parenting stress, codependency concerns, and problems with self-worth and meaning.

How Julie’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on hearing the person and following their priorities. Online sessions using this approach tend to center on your current concerns and what you want to change, with the therapist reflecting and helping set clear goals.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going. In remote work CBT offers practical exercises and short homework tasks people can try between sessions to reduce anxiety, anger, and low mood.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name difficult feelings and improve how they connect with others. Online meetings can use this method to practice new ways of communicating and to process relationship pain in a focused way.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Julie will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. She aims to choose or combine methods together with the client so the plan fits the person's needs.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking. The biography notes weekly sessions offered during several weekday afternoons and that Julie responds to messages in 24 to 48 hours on weekdays. If you need different timing or formats please confirm current session options when you schedule so therapy fits into your everyday life.