Julie "Renee" McLendon

Julie "Renee" McLendon is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Montana with 20 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, career uncertainty, and coping with major life changes. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

Her background includes long-term clinical practice helping people manage depression, relationship concerns, parenting challenges, obsessive thoughts, attention differences, and the effects of emotional abuse. Renee draws on a range of evidence-based techniques to address both immediate symptoms and deeper patterns that keep people stuck.

In sessions she keeps the work interactive and practical. Conversations focus on what feels most urgent and on small steps that can change day-to-day life. She avoids stigmatizing labels and treats people with respect and sensitivity.

Renee blends cognitive-behavioral ideas with humanistic, psychodynamic, and rational-emotive approaches. That means she may help a person spot thinking patterns, examine relationship histories, practice new behaviors, and challenge unhelpful beliefs. The mix shifts depending on the concern at hand.

People looking for help with career doubt, grief after loss, or the aftermath of trauma will find a straightforward, problem-focused approach. The first meetings usually clarify goals and set practical, manageable next steps for the weeks ahead.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Renee commonly uses cognitive-behavioral methods to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test other ways of thinking and acting. This approach is often useful for anxiety, stress, and problems that respond to clear steps and practice.

She also incorporates humanistic ideas that focus on the person's present concerns and strengths, and psychodynamic perspectives that look at how past relationships shape current patterns. These approaches can help when someone wants to understand long-standing patterns or relational triggers.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Renee will collaborate with the client to choose techniques that fit their goals and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress and feedback indicate. That collaborative adjustment continues throughout therapy.

The original profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm which options are available before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. Licensed professionals often use remote sessions to maintain continuity of care when life or location makes in-person meetings difficult.