Julaine Smith

Julaine Smith is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 13 years of experience practicing in North Dakota. She works with stress, anxiety, depression, and LGBT concerns, and lists trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and motivation among her core areas. Julaine writes that she sees people who are thinking about life purpose and wrestling with midlife change or persistent loneliness.

She frames clients as the experts on their own stories and focuses on practical, down-to-earth conversations. Sessions tend to center on identifying strengths, setting manageable goals, and talking through patterns that keep someone stuck. The work often includes addressing abandonment or attachment issues, body image and communication challenges, and problems with control, guilt, or shame.

Julaine’s background includes practice across North Dakota and Wyoming and a total of 13 years in clinical settings. Her experience also notes work with veterans and armed forces concerns and with panic, mood disorders, and impulsivity. This gives her a range of experience with both day-to-day stress and longer-standing struggles.

People who meet with her can expect straightforward discussion about what matters now and practical steps to test changes outside sessions. She encourages people to use their existing strengths while learning new ways to respond to difficult feelings.

Before booking, confirm current session formats and any logistical details. Julaine conducts work in English and is not currently accepting international clients.

How evidence-based approaches are used in online sessions

Julaine describes her work as grounded in evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. Cognitive-focused methods help people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try out different, more useful ways of thinking. This can be helpful for anxiety, panic, and mood challenges.

Exposure and skills-based approaches are used to reduce avoidance and build tolerance for uncomfortable feelings. Those strategies are often applied to panic, trauma-related reactions, and situations that trigger avoidance or isolation. The emphasis is on short, testable steps that can be practiced between meetings.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist and client review what has worked or not worked before, set goals together, and adjust methods based on progress and preference. That shared decision-making helps match techniques to the person’s life purpose questions and daily demands.

Confirm current session formats before booking so you know what is offered for your situation. Many people choose remote sessions to fit therapy into their day without long travel. Practical benefits include easier scheduling around work or family commitments and the option of shorter check-ins when time is limited. Ask about specific formats and session lengths when you schedule your first appointment.