Julie Gallivan, LPC
Narrative-focused counselor for life transitions
Details
| Name | Julie Gallivan |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Michigan |
| Licensed in | Michigan |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 6 |
About Julie
Julie Gallivan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan who focuses on Narrative-informed therapy alongside practical, skills-based work. She helps people navigate relationship strain, parenting challenges, life transitions, anxiety, and mood concerns. Julie aims to make sessions straightforward and useful for everyday life.
She draws on Narrative Therapy to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves. That approach pairs well with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy when clients want tools to manage worry, low mood, or impulsivity.
Background and approach
Julie also uses client-centered and mindfulness-based techniques to slow things down and build self-awareness. Julie has six years of counseling experience working with a wide range of concerns. Her background includes helping people cope with grief, trauma and abuse, addiction, and chronic stress.
She also supports those facing family-of-origin issues, blended family stresses, adoption and foster care questions, and caregiver strain. She honors faith when clients request it and can include prayer or faith-based discussion as part of sessions. Julie strives to work collaboratively so each plan fits the person in front of her.
Sessions aim to build clearer communication, practical coping skills, and more stable day-to-day functioning. All work is offered in English and she meets with clients through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Julie accepts international clients and meets people where they are to begin practical, narrative-focused change.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Parenting issues among the things Julie works with, alongside the areas below.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Julie among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Julie among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Julie among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Julie among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Julie directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Julie directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Approaches and how they work online
Julie commonly uses Narrative Therapy to help people examine and change the stories they tell about themselves, which can shift how they respond to relationship or parenting challenges. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used to clarify values and build willingness to face difficult thoughts while still moving toward meaningful goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers concrete strategies to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns that fuel anxiety or low mood.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Julie explores each person’s goals, preferences, and daily routines to decide which methods to try first. She adjusts techniques as progress is made so therapy stays relevant and practical.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make work fit into busy lives. Video is helpful for longer discussions and skill practice, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and text or chat options let clients check in between sessions or have shorter check-ins. These flexible formats help people access consistent support from Michigan or other locations while working on narrative change and behavioral skills.
Common questions about this listing
What problems does she address in therapy?
She helps people with relationship and family issues, parenting strain, coping with life changes, stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, grief, and related concerns listed in her specialties.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style blends Narrative Therapy with client-centered listening and practical techniques from ACT and CBT. Sessions focus on changing unhelpful stories and building everyday coping skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Julie has six years of experience as a counselor in Michigan working with a broad range of issues including family problems, trauma, and caregiver stress.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds the Licensed Professional Counselor credential, listed as MI LPC, and practices from Michigan.
Which languages are supported and can she work with people outside the US?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
In what formats are sessions available?
Julie meets over video calls, by phone, and through live chat or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin working together?
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