Julie Borden , LCSW

Julie Borden is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California with 23 years of experience supporting adults through stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, depression, relationship concerns, and life transitions. She holds a master's degree in Social Welfare and brings a long history of clinical work to each therapeutic relationship, drawing on both professional training and personal insight to help people see their situations more clearly.

Julie frames therapy as a way to gain perspective - to step back from familiar patterns and notice assumptions that have guided behavior for years. That increased awareness is paired with practical, small-step changes. She believes that modest, achievable shifts often produce meaningful ripple effects, enabling clients to discover new possibilities and build confidence through gradual experimentation.

Her aim is to help people live more authentically and intentionally by identifying unhelpful patterns, trying new behaviors, and making deliberate choices aligned with their values. Julie finds particular purpose in witnessing the moments when clients recognize a broader range of options and begin to act on them. She approaches each person as a unique story and works collaboratively to find clarity, peace, and forward momentum toward a brighter future.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Julie draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help clients gain insight into long-standing patterns and develop practical skills for daily life. One approach focuses on exploring thoughts, beliefs, and relationship habits to increase awareness of how those patterns shape feelings and choices. This kind of insight work can be helpful for people facing relationship issues, grief, or identity questions.

Another approach emphasizes small, skills-based steps that build coping abilities and momentum. By practicing manageable behavioral changes and new ways of communicating, clients often notice gradual improvements in confidence and functioning. These techniques are well suited to managing stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting challenges.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Julie works collaboratively with each person to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, adapting methods over time so the work fits the individual’s needs.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, maintain continuity during life transitions, and access licensed professionals from different locations, while preserving the same collaborative focus on insight and practical change.