Therapist profile
Julia Fill, LCSW
Virginia
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Anxiety and Relationships
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, Virginia / 0904015107
- NPI
- 1992409098
- Experience
- 7 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Virginia
About
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Codependency focus
About Julia
Julia Fill is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Virginia with seven years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and relationship strains, and she lists codependency among her focus areas.
Julia uses clear, practical talk to help people name what is difficult and try small changes that make daily life easier. She teaches tools and coping skills drawn from approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and motivational interviewing. Sessions focus on concrete steps - noticing patterns, testing new behaviors, and tracking what helps.
Clients often bring family conflict, caregiving strain, issues around attachment or abandonment, substance-related problems, or struggles with boundaries and people-pleasing. Julia also works with concerns tied to mood disorders, ADHD, panic, OCD patterns, and stress from work or life changes. She lists kink-aware topics such as BDSM and alternative sex culture among her additional focuses.
Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. She helps people set realistic goals, practice different responses, and evaluate what shifts are useful. Conversations are practical: exploring options, trying new skills between sessions, and adjusting plans based on what matters to the client.
Julia practices in Virginia as an LCSW and conducts sessions in English. The site’s subscription model is used for session payments and can be canceled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule their first session.
How sessions work
How cognitive work and motivational interviewing guide online sessions
CBT is a hands-on approach that looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. In practice this means noticing unhelpful thinking patterns, testing small behavior changes, and tracking what improves daily life. It is often used for anxiety, panic, mood problems, and stress-related patterns.Motivational interviewing focuses on the client’s own reasons for change. The therapist listens for what matters to the person, highlights strengths, and helps build motivation for trying new steps. This approach can help with difficult changes like substance use, low motivation, or following through on therapy goals.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose strategies that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean combining CBT techniques with motivational interviewing questions and adjusting as progress unfolds.
Specific session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example a shorter check-in can fit into a lunch break, phone conversations require less bandwidth, and video sessions allow face-to-face interaction without travel. Licensed professionals often use these practical benefits to help sessions match everyday schedules.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Can she help with people-pleasing and boundary problems?
Yes. She lists codependency, communication problems, and attachment concerns among her focus areas and uses practical skill-building to address boundary issues.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses clear, goal-oriented methods including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and motivational interviewing to identify patterns and try concrete changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of professional experience working with stress, anxiety, grief, relationship conflict, and related concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Virginia and sees people located in that state.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she offer?
Format details are not specified in the biography. Confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Costs vary with location. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.