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Julie Knight, LPCC, LPC
California
Licensed counselor - Anxiety and LGBT support
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Attachment-based work
About Julie
Julie Knight is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor with three decades of experience in mental health. She practices in California and helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, and identity-related struggles including LGBT and gender dysphoria issues.
She takes a practical, person-centered approach that emphasizes strengths and clear goals. Sessions focus on understanding what is happening now, noticing unhelpful thoughts and habits, and trying different ways to respond. Julie uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with acceptance- and attachment-informed methods to help people manage emotions and rebuild daily routines.
Julie has worked across settings including inpatient psychiatric units and crisis response programs. That background informs her ability to handle both immediate crises and longer-term concerns. She also draws on experience helping people with career strain, caregiver stress, compassion fatigue, and first responder issues.
She offers focused support for people in the LGBTQ community, including coming-out concerns and improving family dynamics. She also works with people who identify as highly sensitive or neurodivergent, helping them understand traits like introversion or sensory sensitivity and translate that insight into clearer communication and stronger self-confidence.
Her style is straightforward and skills-oriented. She often uses personality typology tools such as Jungian and Myers-Briggs frameworks to increase self-understanding. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online intake flow.
How Julie applies structured approaches in online work
Julie draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and test new responses. CBT provides concrete exercises and simple behavioral experiments to reduce worry, low mood, and avoidance behaviors.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients notice difficult feelings without getting stuck and to clarify values that guide practical action. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to understand relationship patterns and improve emotional communication with important people.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Julie will discuss options and pick methods that match a person’s goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process where strategies are adjusted based on what helps most.
Specific session formats are not listed here, so confirm the current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand, and reduce travel time. Therapists can also shift focus quickly between skills practice and problem-solving during a single appointment to match a person’s needs.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Oklahoma, California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief, relationship and family issues, LGBT and gender dysphoria concerns, and related areas such as caregiver stress and first responder strain.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is person-centered and goal oriented. She uses practical exercises to notice thoughts and change habits.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has about 30 years working in the mental health field, including time on inpatient psychiatric units and in crisis response programs.
What are her professional credentials and where does she practice?
She holds LPCC and LPC credentials and practices in California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.