Julie Otis, LCSW

Julie Otis is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in Indiana with 16 years of practice. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship struggles, anger, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, career concerns, and ADHD.

Julie uses a direct, practical style. She gives clear feedback and helps people notice patterns that get in the way. Sessions focus on building coping skills, improving communication, and increasing self-understanding.

Her work often addresses attachment issues, codependency, commitment worries, and problems with impulsivity or isolation. She also helps people handle personality-related struggles, narcissistic dynamics, and post-traumatic stress reactions. Conversations look at how past patterns affect current choices.

Julie draws on several approaches to guide the work. She uses client-centered methods to prioritize what matters to the person in the room. She incorporates cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and dial back behaviors that cause harm.

Dialectical behavior ideas and emotionally-focused methods appear when managing intense emotions and relationship distress. These tools are used to teach practical skills for emotion regulation and to map interaction patterns.

Practical concerns like work stress, career decisions, and daily functioning are part of the agenda. Julie focuses on specific, doable steps clients can try between sessions and she revisits what is working or needs adjusting.

How her approaches guide online work