Dr. Julie Griffin , LMHC

Dr. Julie Griffin is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Indiana with 18 years of clinical experience. She completed her undergraduate degree and her master’s in clinical and counseling psychology at the University of Louisville, where her graduate training emphasized work with adults, forensic populations, and a wide range of clinical disorders. She earned a Doctorate in Psychology from Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky, where her focus expanded to include children, adolescents, and family systems.

Dr. Griffin is certified in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and has provided in-home services to autistic and developmentally delayed children and teens. Her professional background spans group homes, private practice, schools, prisons, hospitals, and community mental health settings, with experience in substance abuse treatment programs, anger management, family reunification, parenting classes, and services for adults, families, and youth. She works to build an open, nonjudgmental environment in which clients can share thoughts and feelings freely.

Her approach is strength-based and tailored to each person, drawing from a range of therapeutic techniques to meet individual needs. She has extensive training in trauma work, substance abuse treatment, cognitive behavioral methods, and family and play therapy. Dr. Griffin views therapy as a way to help people balance mental, physical, emotional, and social factors so they can function at their best. Outside of clinical work she enjoys arts and crafts, games, and Legos, and she has incorporated therapeutic animals into her practice, appreciating their intuitive contributions to healing. She values the opportunity to learn from clients and to support them through both struggles and successes, and she aims to earn the trust needed to hear their stories and work alongside them.

Evidence-Based Approaches for Remote Therapeutic Work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients notice and accept difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that align with their values. It is often used for anxiety, stress, and challenges that involve avoidance or unhelpful patterns.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on understanding relational patterns formed early in life and how those patterns affect current relationships and emotional responses. It can be useful for issues around closeness, trust, abandonment, and family dynamics.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns by teaching practical skills for managing symptoms and changing responses to stressors. CBT is commonly applied to depression, anxiety, and many everyday coping difficulties.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Dr. Julie Griffin and clients work together to identify goals, try appropriate strategies, and adapt methods as progress unfolds, matching techniques to each person’s needs and preferences.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility, allowing work by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity through life changes, and access licensed professionals from a location that works for the client.