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Julie Tallard Johnson, LCSW

  • Experience33 years
  • LocationWisconsin
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Julie

Julie Tallard Johnson is an LCSW with three decades of clinical practice who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, and a wide range of life challenges including ADHD.

Background and approach

She emphasizes that seeking help takes courage and aims to provide a listening presence that is compassionate and nonjudgmental. Her work blends relational, narrative, and somatic elements so that emotional experience, personal story, and bodily awareness all inform healing and change.

Johnson describes therapy as a collaborative journey in which the client directs the goals and the clinician offers tools, strategies, and perspectives to support movement toward those goals.

She draws on clinically grounded methods such as CBT, DBT, EFT, ACT, and client-centered work, and complements these with somatic awareness, breath practices, and inquiry to deepen insight and practical coping skills. Over more than 33 years in practice she has adopted an approach that values genuine connection, clear boundaries, and ongoing learning.

Her aim is to help people tap their resilience and creativity so they can make meaningful choices and improve everyday functioning.

Therapeutic approaches for online care and practical change

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify personal values and develop willingness to experience difficult thoughts and feelings while taking committed action toward meaningful goals. In practice this can support people coping with anxiety, depression, life changes, and persistent patterns that interfere with valued living. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through structured inquiry and practical exercises, useful for treating anxiety, mood concerns, and many everyday problems. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) attends to patterns in close relationships and the emotional responses that maintain them, which can be helpful for people struggling with intimacy, attachment, or relational distress.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals and then suggests methods that fit those priorities. Sessions may combine relational, narrative, somatic, and evidence-informed techniques so the plan evolves based on what helps the client make progress.

Online therapy offers flexible options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different schedules and communication styles. These formats make it easier to access licensed professionals from home or elsewhere, support continuity when life is busy, and allow for varied ways to practice skills between sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related difficulties, and career or parenting concerns.
What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?
Sessions center on a collaborative relationship where the client guides goals while the therapist offers strategies, inquiry, and somatic awareness to support insight and change.
How long has she been practicing?
She brings 33 years of clinical experience as a licensed social worker and continues professional development through trainings in somatic practices and related approaches.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Wisconsin with license WI LCSW 3755-123.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Yes, she accepts international clients and provides services to people in other countries.
Which session formats are available for online work?
Sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different communication preferences.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGriefSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

33+ years

Licensed

Wisconsin

Languages

English

What Julie can help with

Julie Tallard Johnson works with clients on stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, and coping with life changes.

How Julie approaches therapy

Julie's clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Gottman Method, Mindfulness Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.

Experience and training

Julie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Wisconsin.