- Attachment-based methods
- Emotion-focused work
- Mindfulness practices
About Julie
Julie Mayer Norvilas is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 16 years of practice. She works with adults who are carrying heavy feelings related to relationships, parenting, identity, and life changes. Her list of concerns includes anxiety, grief, self-esteem, intimacy and relationship strain, and issues tied to family history and attachment.
She combines relationship-focused methods with a person-centered stance. Sessions often look at how past attachments shape current patterns. Conversations aim to surface what keeps someone stuck and to try different ways of relating in everyday life. Julie uses practical tools from mindfulness and motivational interviewing alongside emotionally focused and Gottman-informed strategies.
Her background includes many years helping people at different life stages with relationship problems, blended family issues, and parenting stresses. She also supports those facing career shifts, caregiving strain, and compassion fatigue. Her work includes focus on abandonment, body image, codependency, and family of origin concerns.
Julie describes her approach as curious and collaborative. She offers both live video and phone sessions to give people more options for fitting therapy into their day. International clients can be accommodated and sessions are conducted in English.
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the site.
How her approaches translate to online work
Julie uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationship patterns shape current interactions. That approach helps when guilt or shame is tied to family of origin, abandonment, or attachment wounds. She also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people name and move through strong feelings in relationships. EFT focuses on emotional experience and is often used for intimacy and communication issues.She pairs those methods with Client-Centered principles, which mean sessions are paced around the client's needs and preferences. Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. Julie will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to emphasize based on goals, comfort, and what comes up in sessions.
The biography notes she conducts live video sessions and phone sessions, which can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week. Video can support visual connection for relationship-focused work, while phone sessions sometimes offer a simpler check-in when time or bandwidth is limited. Confirm the specific session options before booking so they match your schedule and needs.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
16+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, California, New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she focus on?
She works with relationship strain, parenting challenges, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem, and life changes. Additional focus areas include attachment, abandonment, blended family issues, and body image.
How does she approach guilt or shame?
She draws on attachment-focused and emotionally oriented methods to explore how guilt and shame developed and how they affect relationships. Conversations aim to shift patterns and practice new responses over time.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has 16 years of experience working with clients across the life cycle on relationship and individual concerns. Her practice includes work with parenting, caregiving stress, and compassion fatigue.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is an LMFT and holds licensure as a CA LMFT and NY LMFT. Her practice is based in Pennsylvania.
In what languages can I work with her and can she see international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
The biography states she uses live video sessions and phone sessions. Confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.