- Practical coping skills
- Trauma-informed support
- Adoption and foster care
About Julie
Julie Hatfield is a licensed clinical social worker with 12 years of experience working in Montana and North Dakota. She focuses on practical, down-to-earth care for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or major life changes. Julie aims to treat everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion while helping them take the next steps toward feeling better.
Her sessions tend to be straightforward and goal-minded. She helps clients sort priorities, build coping skills, and address self-esteem and motivation challenges. She also supports people navigating relationship strains, career transitions, and issues tied to adoption and foster care when those concerns come up.
Julie works to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through painful memories such as trauma and abuse. She pays attention to how symptoms like anger, dissociation, or impulsivity affect daily life and offers tools to manage those moments. She also brings experience supporting clients with complex mood issues including bipolar disorder and disruptive mood dysregulation.
In addition to mood and trauma work, she helps with caregiver stress, first responder concerns, and problems that stem from family of origin dynamics. Julie is prepared to address challenges tied to ADHD, intellectual disability, and communication difficulties in practical terms.
She accepts clients who live outside the United States and conducts sessions in English. To start, readers are invited to use the site’s Start Therapy flow and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.
How her approaches can help in online sessions
Julie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and make changes. One common approach focuses on building concrete coping skills for anxiety and stress, teaching breath work, activity scheduling, and simple behavioral tools to reduce overwhelm. Another approach addresses trauma and abuse by helping clients name difficult memories, understand how those memories affect current behavior, and practice grounding strategies to reduce distress.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Julie will talk with each person about goals, life circumstances, and treatment preferences, and then suggest techniques that match those needs. She treats the process as a collaboration rather than a fixed plan, adjusting methods if something isn’t working.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats offered before booking since the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. They can also be useful when bandwidth is limited or when a phone call works better than video. Ask about the available options during the scheduling step so sessions match your routine and needs.
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Experience
12+ years
Credentials
North Dakota, Montana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
Julie helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, parenting concerns, relationship and communication problems, and related issues listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is respectful and down-to-earth. She focuses on practical skills, goal-setting, and helping clients build daily coping strategies.
What is her professional background?
She has 12 years of professional experience working in clinical settings across Montana and North Dakota.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds the LCSW credential and practices in Montana while also being licensed in North Dakota according to her biography.
Which languages and international arrangements are available?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients according to the provided information.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability.