Julie Burr, LCSW

Julie Burr is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Missouri who offers support for people facing grief, anxiety, depression, stress, relationship strain, and caregiving challenges. She also helps with addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, sleep and eating struggles, ADHD, and aging and geriatric issues. Julie frames therapy as a partnership and focuses on practical steps to help people feel more balanced and able to cope. Julie draws on about ten years of clinical practice and on life experience with loss, chronic illness, and relationship endings. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy alongside mindfulness and solution-focused strategies. In sessions she blends skill-building with steady emotional support so people can try new ways of handling hard moments. Her style is warm and straightforward. Julie helps clients set clear, realistic goals and practices concrete skills in session. She encourages small, achievable changes that add up over time and checks in about what is and isn't working. Julie pays attention to the stresses of caregiving, chronic health conditions, and aging. She supports people navigating big life changes and the unique strains those situations can create. She also addresses attachment and abandonment wounds that affect relationships and self-esteem. Outside of clinical work Julie values movement, travel, nutrition, and conversations about race and social justice. She welcomes conversations about faith as they relate to healing, and works with each person to keep what helps and set aside what doesn’t.

How Julie Uses Evidence-Based Methods Online

Client-centered therapy centers the person and their goals, letting the therapist follow what matters most to the client and adjust the pace. It helps people feel heard and guides practical problem solving. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change patterns that feed anxiety, depression, or unhelpful habits. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, blends acceptance and change strategies and is useful for managing intense emotions, improving coping, and handling relationship conflicts. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Julie will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to try first based on current needs, goals, and what feels comfortable. That plan can shift over time as progress is made or new concerns arise. Because the original biography does not list specific session formats, confirm available options before booking. Many people appreciate online therapy for fitting sessions into busy schedules, reducing travel time, and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. Online sessions can make it easier to attend from work breaks or while traveling, and they let therapists focus on skills practice, thought work, and mindfulness exercises just as we would in person.