Julie Tallard Johnson

Julie Tallard Johnson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with decades of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and struggles with self-esteem. She welcomes people who feel stuck after life changes and those coping with addiction, compassion fatigue, ADHD, or relationship and intimacy concerns. Julie names practical tools and a steady therapeutic relationship as central to her work.

Julie draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy alongside other approaches to help people make sense of painful experiences. Her style blends relational, narrative, and somatic work so conversations connect with both thought and body. She listens without judgment and uses straightforward inquiry to help people rewrite the stories that keep them stuck.

Sessions emphasize learning small, usable strategies as well as deeper personal insight. Julie describes the client as the captain and the therapist as a navigator who offers options toward the client’s goals. She also incorporates breath awareness and body-centered practices to support regulation and self-understanding.

Julie holds a Master of Social Work and the credential LCSW, and she reports over 33 years in clinical practice in Wisconsin. She has written books about recovery, coping, and cognitive-behavioral tools, and continues to take trainings to grow her clinical skill set.

Her approach is collaborative and paced to each person. Julie aims to help people find practical movement forward while also attending to deeper healing from trauma and loss.

How trauma-focused and behavioral approaches work online

Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people look at the effects of past hurt and abuse and build skills to feel safer in their daily lives. It often involves pacing, grounding, and gentle inquiry into painful memories so a person can make new meaning from those experiences.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches practical ways to notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. This approach helps people act in line with their values even when emotions are hard to tolerate.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of therapy. Julie works collaboratively to decide what fits a person's needs and goals. She listens to what matters most and then suggests options, combining trauma-focused work, ACT, or client-centered conversation as appropriate.

Many people appreciate online therapy because it can make sessions easier to fit into a busy week and reduce travel time. The original biography notes experience with both in-person and online work, but current session options should be confirmed before booking. Talk with the therapist or scheduling team about what format would best match your daily routine and needs.