- Anxiety and depression
- Parenting support
- Sleep and rest
About Julie
Julie Rider is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 25 years of clinical experience. She focuses on anxiety, depression, life transitions, and sleep concerns while also helping with parenting and family stress. Julie writes and talks plainly with clients and aims to make therapy practical and understandable.
She draws on client-centered work to build a respectful space where people can be heard. Julie uses cognitive behavioral ideas to break down worry and low mood into workable steps. Mindfulness practices are offered for slowing down and improving rest. Solution-focused strategies are used to set short-term goals and try small changes that add up.
Julie has taught parenting skills for many years and brings that hands-on experience into sessions. She describes parenting work as skills-based coaching alongside emotional support. Clients can expect clear tools they can use between appointments and straightforward feedback during sessions.
She also pays attention to specific life stages and transitions, including postpartum concerns, aging and end-of-life planning, adoption and foster care dynamics, and multicultural issues. Julie mentions experience supporting people affected by trauma, grief, and compassion fatigue.
Sessions are conducted in English from California. The therapist encourages a collaborative approach and helps people choose practical steps for better sleep, less anxiety, and healthier day-to-day routines.
How her approaches guide online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person first, helping them feel seen and understood before making changes. This approach is useful for people who need a calm space to talk about stress, grief, or parenting worries.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps break down unhelpful thoughts and behaviors into clear steps you can practice. CBT can be helpful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and coping with life changes because it gives specific skills to try between sessions.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. Julie works with each person to match methods to their goals and preferences. She may combine listening, practical CBT tasks, mindfulness exercises, and solution-focused goals depending on what feels most useful.
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments around daily life, reduce travel time, and allow short check-ins when schedules are tight. It also makes it possible to try exercises and sleep strategies at home between sessions. Ask about the session format when you start so you can plan how therapy will fit into your routine.
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Experience
25+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Julie commonly address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and sleep difficulties among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Julie works in a direct, practical way using client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and solution-focused steps to help people try concrete changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 25 years of experience as a therapist and has focused much of her recent work on anxiety, depression, life changes, and parenting skills.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
She is a CA LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in California.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are fees and payment handled?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Julie?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.