Thank you for reaching out and checking out my profile. My hope is that I can support and guide you through whatever issues or problems you are experiencing. I have been a clinical and school psychologist for over 20 years, and throughout that time, I have worked in multiple settings (schools, corporations, and clinics) helping children, adolescents, and adults of many different backgrounds, cultures and beliefs navigate and resolve personal, educational, professional, and relationship issues. I consider myself to be a solution-focused therapist where I use evidenced-based interventions, such as cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy, that have shown to be helpful not only in the research, but with my previous clients. While my goal as a therapist is to teach strategies and coping skills to better deal with difficult emotions and situations, I mostly want to provide a warm, non-judgmental, and empathetic atmosphere where clients can feel open in expressing their thoughts and feelings and thus feel more comfortable when dealing with them.
Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Anger management, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, Attachment issues, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Emptiness, Family Problems, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders , Narcissism, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality Disorders, Self-love, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Dr. Julie Lackaff. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
I have been working with Dr. Lackaff (Julie) for a short period of time now, and I can say with extreme confidence that seeking her counsel has been one of the best decisions I have ever made. She has listened to me with compassion, affirmed me, provided me with tools, and shown me extreme kindness. I feel more understood and confident in myself than I have in a long time, and I can attribute much of that to Julie. Living with anxiety has always felt like a constant, exhaustive struggle for me. Julie has helped me to understand my anxiety better, and in turn understand myself. I highly recommend her to anyone seeking a therapist who is knowledgeable in their craft, and who truly listens to their clients with compassion and without judgement.
Written on Aug 10, 2020 after therapy with Julie for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, sleeping disorders, self esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue