Julie VanDeusen

You do not have to figure everything out on your own. Maybe anxiety or depression has been making it harder to feel like yourself, or stress has started to affect your relationships, family life, or sense of direction. You may be carrying responsibilities that leave little room for yourself, struggling with patterns in your relationships, or working through experiences that have changed how you see yourself and the world around you. I work with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, family issues, stress management, and relationship issues. These concerns can also intersect with identity, trauma, PTSD, ADHD, panic, grief and loss, or women’s issues, especially when different parts of your life begin to feel overwhelming at the same time. Therapy can give you a place to slow down, feel understood, and make sense of what you are experiencing. Together, we can build on your strengths, develop practical tools, and work toward feeling more grounded and confident in your life.

Our work will make room for both what you are experiencing today and the thoughts, relationships, experiences, and patterns that have shaped you. We’ll explore how anxiety, depression, family issues, stress, and relationship difficulties may be affecting your emotional wellbeing and your ability to feel connected to yourself and others. I may use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help you recognize thoughts and patterns that may be keeping you stuck, Behavioral approaches to turn insight into manageable steps and meaningful changes, Strength-Based Therapy to build on the abilities and resilience you already have, and Trauma-Focused CBT to help you process difficult experiences while developing healthier ways to respond to them. Problem-Solving Therapy can also help us break down challenges into practical steps when life feels overwhelming. Our sessions will be collaborative, practical, and compassionate, with space to understand what is happening while also focusing on what you can do to begin feeling differently.

You do not need to know exactly where to begin. During our first few sessions, we will take time to understand what brought you to therapy, what has been weighing on you, and what you would most like to change. Together, we will identify goals that feel meaningful and realistic and decide where it makes the most sense to start. You can expect me to listen without judgment, ask thoughtful questions, and work with you rather than simply telling you what to do. Progress may look like feeling less overwhelmed by anxiety or depression, managing stress in healthier ways, improving communication within your family or relationships, developing a stronger sense of who you are, or processing difficult experiences so they have less influence over your present. We will continue checking in on your goals and adjust our work as your needs evolve. You do not have to have everything figured out before you start, we can work through it together, one step at a time.