Dr. Julie Griffin, LMHC

Dr. Julie Griffin is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Indiana with 18 years of experience. She began with undergraduate and master's studies in clinical and counseling psychology at the University of Louisville, and completed a Doctorate in Psychology at Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky. Her background spans work in hospitals, schools, group homes, prisons, community mental health settings, and private practice.

She has worked with adults, children, and teens across many settings, including substance abuse programs, anger management, family reunification, and parenting classes. Early in her career she provided in-home support for children and teens with autism and developmental delays, and she has used therapeutic animals in sessions. Her experience includes trauma work and substance use treatment.

Her approach focuses on building a nonjudgmental space where people can talk about thoughts and feelings. She uses a strength-based style and tailors techniques to each person. Practical skills, emotional awareness, and behavior strategies are mixed depending on the issue at hand.

Dr. Griffin uses methods drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based work, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and client-centered approaches. She helps people address stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, grief, parenting challenges, and many other life issues.

Outside work she enjoys arts and crafts, games, Legos, and animals. She values the chance to hear people's stories and support them through both struggles and successes.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, and it focuses on values-led action to move toward a meaningful life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current bonds and helps people build more secure ways of relating.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels useful. That collaborative process guides whether ACT, CBT, attachment work, or a mix of methods is used.

Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also allow people to join from a location with fewer distractions, or to choose audio-only if bandwidth is limited. Licensed professionals can help adapt techniques for online sessions so the work stays focused and practical.