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- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Parenting and grief
About Julia
LCSW in Virginia with 7 years of experience, Julia Fill focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, grief, and mood issues using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing. She works with adults on problems that affect daily life, including parenting strain, compassion fatigue, ADHD-related challenges, and identity concerns in LGBT people.
Julia uses clear, practical work in sessions. She helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test them using CBT. She also uses Motivational Interviewing to clarify goals and strengthen commitment to change. Sessions emphasize small, doable steps and measurable coping skills.
Her practice covers a broad range of issues related to family and relationships without running family or couples sessions by default. She helps people facing abandonment and attachment issues, communication problems, codependency, and family of origin concerns. She also supports people coping with trauma, domestic violence impacts, substance-related problems, and impulse control difficulties.
Clients bring concerns such as panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive tendencies, bipolar mood patterns, anger, and low self-esteem. She provides straightforward strategies for managing symptoms, improving day-to-day functioning, and navigating life transitions. Julia also addresses niche topics like BDSM and kink culture from a nonjudgmental, practical perspective.
Her approach is collaborative and goal-oriented. New clients are invited to identify concrete goals and try strategies between sessions. Progress is revisited regularly so the work stays focused on immediate, real-world change.
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How Julia uses CBT and Motivational Interviewing in online work
CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them through real-life experiments. It helps with anxiety, panic, obsessive thinking, low mood, and managing impulsive or compulsive behaviors. Motivational Interviewing is a conversational method that helps clarify goals and strengthen a person’s own reasons for change. It is useful for addressing substance use, motivation challenges, and readiness to adopt new habits.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Julia collaborates with each person to pick strategies that match their goals and daily realities. She checks progress and adjusts methods over time so the plan fits what actually helps in day-to-day life.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They can also allow people to use audio-only sessions when bandwidth is limited or choose video when visual cues are helpful. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and between-session tasks to whatever session format is agreed on.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, parenting stress, trauma and abuse, and identity concerns in LGBT people. Additional areas include ADHD, bipolar mood issues, panic and obsessive-compulsive symptoms.
What methods does she use in sessions?
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address thinking and behavior patterns and Motivational Interviewing to build commitment to change. Sessions focus on practical skills and small, achievable steps.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of professional experience working in clinical settings and with people facing a range of mood, trauma, and relationship concerns.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Virginia and provides services to people in that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I work with her from another country?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on the client location.
How do I begin a first session?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the platform workflow.
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