Julie is an ally for LGBTQI+ populations.

She enjoys working with children, teenagers, and young adults. She is a prescriptive therapist that believes in partnering with the clients to choose the best approach for their unique situation. She is also a Registered Play Therapist. Play therapy is most often used with children ages 3-12, and can facilitate communication, foster emotional wellness, and increase personal strengths (emotional regulation, self-esteem, and creative problem solving).

Julie works with children, teenagers, and young adults in the following areas:

• Trauma
• Anxiety
• ASD and social skills – Julie is a certified PEERS for Adolescents provider. PEERS is an evidence based social skills program for adolescents in middle school and high school. https://www.semel.ucla.edu/peers
• Depression
• Anger
• Emotional/behavioral concerns
• ADHD
• OCD – Julie is a certified OCD clinician. For OCD, Julie utilizes ERP combined with CBT.
• Julie is also trained in the SPACE Treatment model. SPACE stands for Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions and is a parent-based treatment program for children and adolescents with anxiety, OCD, and related problems. https://www.spacetreatment.net/

Julie received her Bachelor of Science in Community Psychology with a minor in Child & Family Studies from St. Cloud State University in 2007. She also received her Master of Arts degree in Counseling & Psychological Services from St. Mary’s University of MN in 2013. Julie is a LPCC (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor), and has a Registered Play Therapist certificate from the APT (Association for Play Therapy).

Email:  sabin@helpwithsolutions.com