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Julie Butler

Julie Butler, LMHC

Licensed LMHC focusing on relationships and mood

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Profile details for Julie Butler
CredentialsLMHC
LicenseLMHC, Iowa / 081447
NPI1205214269
Experience10 years in practice
LanguagesEnglish
LocationIowa

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board that issued it.

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  • Relationship support
  • Cognitive behavioral work
  • Solution-focused tools

About Julie

Julie Butler, Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Iowa, has ten years of clinical practice. She works with relationship difficulties, self-esteem, stress and anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting concerns, mood disorders including bipolar and depression, ADHD, and LGBT issues. Julie also focuses on topics such as abandonment, attachment and blended family issues, caregiver stress, codependency, and communication problems.

Julie uses clear, practical methods in sessions. She favors Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to look at thoughts and behaviors. She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and elements of the Gottman Method for relationship concerns. Sessions involve talking through current problems, identifying patterns, and trying new ways of responding.

Her work draws on a decade of hands-on experience in behavioral health. That experience includes individual work and approaches for people facing complex, overlapping issues. Julie aims to help people reduce symptoms and build workable coping strategies for everyday life.

She describes therapy in straightforward terms. Meetings focus on specific goals, practical tools, and small changes that add up. Julie encourages collaborative planning so people leave with clear next steps and skills they can practice between sessions.

People can expect a focused, goal-oriented approach that blends listening with concrete techniques. Her practice attends to both emotional concerns and the practical problems that come with them.

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Therapeutic approaches and online session planning

Julie commonly blends Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and helping people clarify their own goals. CBT looks at how thoughts affect feelings and behaviors and uses specific exercises to change unhelpful patterns.

She also applies Solution-Focused Therapy in many sessions. Solution-Focused work emphasizes small, practical steps and goals you can try between meetings. These approaches are useful for anxiety, stress, relationship concerns, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels helpful. That discussion guides whether to emphasize CBT skills, solution-focused steps, Gottman ideas for relationship communication, or motivational interviewing techniques.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, or reduce travel time. Sessions aim to be practical and focused so tools learned in a meeting can be used in everyday life.

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Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersParanoiaPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Gottman MethodMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Listed in

Iowa

Languages

English

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Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with relationship problems, self-esteem, stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, grief, parenting, mood disorders including bipolar and depression, ADHD, and related issues such as abandonment and attachment.

How does she approach therapy?

Her style combines Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused techniques. She also uses Motivational Interviewing and elements of the Gottman Method for relationship work.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has ten years of clinical practice working in behavioral health settings.

What are her credentials and where is she licensed?

She holds the LMHC credential and is licensed in Iowa as an LMHC.

In which languages can I work with her?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can she work with clients outside the United States?

She accepts international clients.

What formats are offered for sessions?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How are costs and scheduling handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988.

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