Julie Barzal, LICSW, LISW
Therapist in Ohio
Julie Barzal is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and parenting challenges.
- License I.2203842-SUPV, LICSW126232 · Ohio, Massachusetts Expires August 2026, July 2027
- NPI 1881249217 · national registry
- Experience and languages 7+ years in practice English
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About Julie
Julie Barzal is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and parenting challenges. She offers straightforward support for self-esteem, grief, addiction concerns, and intimacy-related issues. Julie speaks English and works with adults and adolescents in Ohio and online.
Julie uses practical, down-to-earth techniques in sessions. She draws on approaches such as the Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral strategies, emotionally-focused ideas, and client-centered work.
Background and approach
Sessions often focus on identifying what matters most, learning new ways to handle strong emotions, and practicing small changes that make daily life easier. With seven years of professional experience, Julie blends problem-solving, motivational interviewing, and strengths-based thinking. She has worked with people dealing with compassion fatigue, chronic illness, blended family concerns, and substance use issues.
Her style is warm, direct, and attentive to identity and cultural context. Julie values listening first and helping each person set clear, achievable goals. She encourages clients to name their priorities and try practical tools between sessions.
Progress is described step by step rather than rushed. Outside of clinical work she shares that she became a parent as a teenager and returned to college later in life, experiences that inform her empathy and commitment to clients. She aims to make therapy a place to think, try new behaviors, and build toward better days.
Credentials
- LISW (Ohio)
- License I.2203842-SUPV · expires August 2026
- LICSW (Massachusetts)
- License LICSW126232 · expires July 2027
- NPI
- 1881249217 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Julie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Julie names
- Gottman Method
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the approaches Julie names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
Online support
How Julie’s Approaches Work Online
Julie integrates the Gottman Method in a focused way to help people learn communication skills, manage conflict, and rebuild emotional connection. Gottman ideas are used to teach specific conversation habits and to practice listening and repair strategies that can change daily interactions.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people notice thoughts and feelings without being driven by them and then act toward their values. Client-centered work is another core element, meaning sessions start from listening closely and following the client’s goals rather than imposing a fixed plan.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Julie discusses goals and preferences with each person and adapts methods over time. She checks in about what’s working and changes strategies when something feels off, so clients help shape their own treatment path.
Online therapy offers flexibility across formats: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when bandwidth or camera use is limited, live chat for brief check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or medical schedules and to practice new skills in real-life moments.
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Frequently asked
What issues does she help people with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, low self-esteem, grief, addictions, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, parenting, career transitions, ADHD, and related topics.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is practical and collaborative, using client-centered listening along with CBT, ACT, EFT, and Gottman Method ideas to set goals and practice new skills between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has seven years of professional therapy experience working with adults and adolescents in clinical and telehealth settings.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She holds MA LICSW and Ohio Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) credentials and is based in Ohio.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
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