Dr. Julie Griffin, LMHC
Practical, narrative-informed therapy for life challenges
Details
| Name | Dr. Julie Griffin |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMHC |
| Based in | Indiana |
| Licensed in | Indiana |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 18 |
About Julie
Dr. Julie Griffin is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 18 years of clinical experience based in Indiana. She built her training and practice around supporting people through stressful and painful life moments.
She writes plainly and focuses on helping clients make steady, manageable changes. Julie trained at the University of Louisville and completed a Doctor of Psychology at Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky. Her background includes work in schools, hospitals, prisons, group homes, and community mental health settings.
Background and approach
She has experience with substance abuse programs, anger management, parenting education, and work with developmentally delayed and autistic children and teens. Her approach is strength-based and collaborative. She listens first, and then blends techniques that fit each person's needs.
Narrative-informed ideas guide much of her work by looking at the stories people tell about themselves and finding new, more helpful ways to tell those stories. Julie uses a variety of methods including cognitive behavioral strategies, attachment-focused work, and acceptance and commitment ideas. She also draws on client-centered principles to keep sessions grounded in each person's values and goals.
Her practice often addresses stress, anxiety, trauma, parenting, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems, and issues like grief and life transitions. She prefers practical, down-to-earth sessions where people can talk openly. Parents and adults who want clear tools and a calm, steady guide for tough problems will find a direct, compassionate style.
Julie also brings warmth and creativity into sessions and sometimes includes therapeutic animals when it fits the work.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse among the things Julie works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- 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.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: 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.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Julie among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Julie among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Julie among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Julie among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Julie among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Julie among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Julie among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Julie among the ways she works.
- Systemic 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
How narrative and acceptance approaches work online
Dr. Griffin integrates Narrative Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Attachment-Based ideas into her online practice. Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about their lives and helps reframe those stories so they serve the person better; this can help with identity, relationships, and coping after loss. ACT focuses on clarifying values and taking small actions while accepting hard emotions, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and life changes. Attachment-based work pays attention to connection patterns and helps people notice how early relationships shape current connections and reactions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to identify what feels useful, combining narrative exploration, cognitive tools, and acceptance strategies as needed. Together they set goals and try methods that match the client's needs, values, and day-to-day life.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins, live chat supports quicker check-ins during a busy day, and text-based messaging can work for ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family, and other obligations while still accessing skilled therapists and licensed professionals.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does she help with?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy problems, grief, eating and sleeping difficulties, anger, self esteem, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is strength-based and collaborative. She listens first, then blends narrative ideas with cognitive and acceptance-oriented tools to fit what each person needs.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of clinical experience working in schools, hospitals, prisons, group homes, community mental health, and independent practice settings.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds the credential LMHC as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and practices in Indiana.
Which languages are offered and can she see international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She offers online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Session cost varies with location and therapist availability; services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.
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