Julie Blackburn

Julie Blackburn is a licensed therapist with 17 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and major life changes. She is based in Indiana and focuses on women's issues and concerns that often come with caregiving, health challenges, and transitions.

Julie helps people who are coping with caregiver strain, chronic illness or pain, fertility and pregnancy concerns, and the emotional effects of cancer. She also supports those dealing with divorce or separation, postpartum depression, isolation, and questions about life purpose and self-worth. Her approach centers on listening first and responding to what each person needs.

Her style is grief-informed and compassionate. Sessions focus on understanding the story someone brings, naming difficult feelings, and finding practical steps to feel steadier. She emphasizes self-compassion, rebuilding routines, and strengthening coping skills that fit daily life.

Clients can expect a calm, respectful space to talk through hard moments and small victories. Julie aims to help people reduce overwhelm, sort through competing demands, and reconnect with what matters to them. She brings steady support during transitions and losses.

Julie holds an LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) in Indiana and an LCPC (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor) in Illinois. Her work blends emotional support with practical tools to help people move forward at their own pace.

How therapeutic approaches guide online care

Julie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and a grief-informed lens to help people through major life events. An evidence-based approach means using methods that focus on clear goals, skills practice, and steady steps to manage symptoms such as anxiety or overwhelm. A grief-informed perspective helps when loss, caregiving, or illness are central concerns by giving space to both practical needs and emotional processing.

Therapy is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit best based on goals, current challenges, and personal preferences. That may mean trying a few approaches, checking in about what helps, and adjusting the plan together as progress is made.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the available session formats before booking since specific formats were not listed. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins during a work break or between appointments. It can also make it simpler to continue care during caregiving or health treatment, while the therapist and client work together to choose approaches that translate well to the selected session format.