Julaine Smith, LPCC, LPC

Julaine Smith is a licensed counselor who focuses on helping people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or questions about identity. She brings a direct, compassionate style and helps clients name what is troubling them and decide on practical next steps. Julaine works from the belief that each person knows their story best and already has strengths to build on.

She has 13 years of professional work experience and holds licenses in North Dakota and Wyoming. That experience includes supporting people with trauma and abuse, LGBT concerns, self-esteem and confidence, and panic or mood-related struggles. She also has experience working with kids and teenagers.

In sessions she listens for patterns that create repeated pain, like attachment wounds, control issues, or isolation. Then she helps people try gentle experiments and new ways of responding. Conversations often focus on clearer communication, handling impulses, and reducing shame or guilt.

Her practical approach includes setting small, achievable goals and checking progress between meetings. Clients can expect straightforward feedback and support aimed at building coping skills and increasing daily functioning. Julaine frames therapy as a collaborative effort where the client’s goals guide the work.

She practices in North Dakota and conducts sessions in English. To begin, readers should confirm current session options and scheduling details before booking.

How evidence-based methods shape online therapy

Many clinicians use evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing unhelpful thinking and building practical skills. Cognitive approaches help people notice thought patterns that increase anxiety or depression and then practice different ways of thinking to reduce distress. Trauma-focused methods work by helping people process painful memories and learn grounding and coping strategies for symptoms that follow abuse or traumatic events.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, symptoms, and preferences, and then suggest which techniques to try first. That choice is reviewed and adjusted as progress is tracked so the plan fits the person’s needs.

Confirm the specific session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, such as fitting a check-in during a lunch break or avoiding travel time. Phone sessions can allow a simpler check-in when video is not needed, while video sessions let the therapist and client use visual cues during conversations. Ask the therapist about current options and scheduling when starting.