Julie Schehr , LCSW

Julie Schehr is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New Jersey with 25 years of professional experience. She brings a warm, engaging manner and a long history of working with people navigating life changes, from relationship endings and college graduation to career shifts and other transitions that prompt uncertainty. With an extensive background on the medical side, she is also experienced supporting individuals who are facing a medical diagnosis and helping their loved ones cope with the impact of illness.

Julie primarily uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT - as her main clinical approach and often offers short-term, skills-focused care designed to teach practical strategies and tools for managing stress, anxiety, grief, sleep difficulties, low self-esteem, and depression. Her short-term framework emphasizes learning techniques that clients can carry forward so they feel equipped to address future challenges without ongoing therapy.

She approaches each person as unique and centers treatment on the client narrative and the goals they set. Julie aims to create a collaborative, empowering therapeutic relationship in which people feel comfortable sharing their story and working together toward measurable changes and improved coping in daily life.

Practical Approaches for Online Therapy and Life Transitions

Julie Schehr primarily uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, which focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. CBT helps clients learn concrete strategies to manage anxiety, depression, stress, and sleep problems by practicing new skills between sessions. She also emphasizes a short-term, skills-focused approach that concentrates on teaching tools and techniques to address immediate concerns and cope with life changes more effectively.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Julie works together with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences and tailors the plan accordingly. That collaborative stance helps ensure the chosen methods fit the individual and their current life circumstances rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all model.

Online therapy with a licensed professional offers flexibility in how and when care happens. Video calls provide face-to-face connection, phone sessions can be convenient for busy days, and live chat or text-based messaging allow for shorter, ongoing support between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a variety of schedules and life situations while maintaining consistent access to therapeutic guidance.