Julia Davis, LCMHC
Calm, practical counseling focused on your story
Details
| Name | Julia Davis |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCMHC |
| Based in | North Carolina |
| Licensed in | North Carolina |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 5 |
About Julia
Julia Davis is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and relationship or intimacy concerns. She is direct and compassionate in session and aims to make therapy feel understandable and practical for everyday life.
Julia draws on Narrative therapy alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centered work to help people tell their stories and find clearer ways forward.
Background and approach
She also uses Cognitive Behavioral ideas and Attachment-based thinking when those approaches match a person’s needs. Sessions focus on small, doable steps rather than quick fixes. Her background spans five years of counseling experience.
She has worked with people facing trauma and abuse, addiction, bipolar disorder, and challenges related to parenting, caregiving, body image, and chronic illness. Julia emphasizes respect, nonjudgmental listening, and tailoring conversations to each person’s situation. In practical terms clients can expect sessions that explore beliefs, recurring patterns, and the meanings people give to events.
Therapy conversations include looking at how past relationship experiences shape current reactions and trying new behaviors to test different outcomes. Goals are set collaboratively and adjusted as needs change. Julia frames therapy as an active process that asks for honest effort and curiosity.
She encourages realistic steps toward healthier routines, clearer communication, and better coping. People who want a straightforward, story-focused approach often find this style helpful.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Trauma and abuse among the things Julia works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Julia among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Julia among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Julia among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Julia among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Julia among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Julia among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Julia among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Julia among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Julia among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Julia among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Julia among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Julia among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Julia directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Julia directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Narrative and ACT shape online sessions
Julia uses Narrative therapy to help people reframe difficult life stories and see themselves outside a single problem. That approach is useful for people coping with grief, identity questions, or recurring relationship patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used to focus on values and small actions - it helps when anxiety, avoidance, or difficult emotions get in the way of living a chosen life.Julia blends these approaches with attachment-informed ideas and client-centered listening to make practical plans that fit each person. She sees finding the right approach as a collaborative process and will work with clients to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences. Over time she adjusts strategies based on what helps most.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video works well for conversational work and exercises that benefit from visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a camera is not practical. Live chat and text are useful for brief check-ins, journaling-style reflections, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These formats help people fit therapy into busy days and continue steady progress from different locations.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does Julia address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, sleep and eating concerns, career stress, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and related challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style centers on Narrative work combined with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered listening, and cognitive-behavioral techniques when useful. Sessions aim to clarify personal stories and take practical steps forward.
What is her clinical experience?
She has five years of counseling experience working with a wide range of concerns including trauma, addiction, mood disorders, and caregiving stress.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
Julia is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) licensed in North Carolina.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different scheduling and communication needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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