- Client-centered care
- Practical strategies
- Men's wellbeing focus
About Julie
Julie Setnan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who focuses on men's wellbeing among a range of concerns. She brings an encouraging presence and steady listening to each meeting. Julie values the courage it takes to seek help and aims to make the first steps feel manageable.
Julie uses a mix of practical methods to help people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, and major life changes. She also supports people dealing with relationship struggles, parenting challenges, compassion fatigue, and issues tied to family of origin. Additional focuses include codependency, commitment and communication problems, feelings of emptiness, and concerns common to veterans and armed forces issues.
Her approach blends client-centered listening with methods that address thoughts, emotions, and relationships. Julie also works with Emotionally-Focused Therapy and uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing where appropriate. She aims to match tools to each person’s situation rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan.
Julie completed a Master of Social Work at the University of Illinois at Chicago and holds an Illinois LCSW credential. She draws on years of life experience alongside her clinical background to offer practical, down-to-earth guidance.
Julie checks messages during weekdays and typically replies within 24 to 48 hours. She offers weekly sessions in several weekday afternoons and provides appointments by video, phone, or live chat. If that schedule could fit your needs, she would welcome working with you.
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to the person in the room. Online sessions using this approach aim to create space to talk, reflect, and set small goals that feel doable between meetings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors influence feelings. In virtual meetings this often means identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing new skills or experiments to change how problems show up day to day.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people recognize and shift the patterns that keep them stuck around emotional reactions and relationships. Online work can include talking through key moments and trying new ways of relating that can be practiced between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and help decide what fits best based on personal goals, comfort with different techniques, and what feels most useful in practice. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Julie offers sessions by video, phone, or live chat as listed, so confirm current session options before booking. Online meetings can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Those practical benefits can help people keep therapy consistent while working toward clearer coping and better emotional understanding.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Credentials
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Julie commonly address?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, and life transitions. Relationship issues, parenting strain, compassion fatigue, and trauma-related concerns are also part of her work.
What is her therapy style like?
Julie blends client-centered listening with methods that target thoughts, emotions, and relationship patterns. Sessions tend to focus on practical steps and clearer ways to cope day to day.
How long has she been practicing?
She has eight years of professional experience as a clinician alongside many years of life experience that she brings into her work.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
Julie holds a Master of Social Work and is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). She practices from Illinois.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
Julie does not accept international clients at this time.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's listed availability.