JULIE SHEPARDSON, LLC
OVIEDO, FLORIDA

About Julie Shepardson, MA My approach is individualized to your needs and personal goals. I use Cognitive Behavioral therapy and other research-based approaches to help you feel better while also teaching you tools and techniques to use to the changes you experience. I will help you discover the unhealthy thoughts and behaviors that sabotage your success, and identify ways to replace them with thoughts and actions that are more productive and more positive for your life. I will empower you to develop a new healthy belief system, thus creating a more satisfying life. Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business from Florida State University My training and experience allow me to understand the issues or situations you are struggling with. My knowledge of many styles of therapy and the appropriate application of them, help you to develop new skills to meet your goals. How can a therapist help you? I can help you identify what it is you want, what’s holding you back, and how you can create a life that is more fulfilling and enjoyable. Getting a fresh perspective from someone with an objective point of view who won’t judge you, hold anything against you, or just tell you what you want to hear, can give you the boost you need to get real, get honest, and get engaged in your life again! Therapy can help … Julie Shepardson, MA · Are anxiety, depression, fear or sadness disrupting your daily life and making it difficult to work or maintain your relationships? I am a therapist who is qualified and experienced to treat a broad range of issues. I can teach you tools and techniques to help you resolve the pain that you’re feeling right now, determine solutions to your difficult situations, and help you to create a life of satisfaction and fulfillment. Counseling does not have to go on for many months or years to bring about solutions or change. Often clients find that their lives feel brighter and more manageable after just a few sessions. I have a passion for helping people improve their emotional well- being by providing solution focused counseling services. You’ll find that I have a warm, non-judgmental and easy style that will help you feel heard and understood. I will help you actively learn new skills, gain new insights, and experience new ways of relating. I’ll also teach you how to sustain those changes. We’ll work together to create clear goals and form a plan that fits for you. Within the comfortable and supportive atmosphere of my office, clients achieve the solutions and personal growth they are striving for. Have you felt down, lonely, sad or depressed lately? Do you feel isolated and distant from the ones you most care about? Do you desire change, but feel stuck and afraid to take the first step towards change? Are you overwhelmed by simple tasks? It is possible to move through these feelings and engage in your life again and therapy can help you do that. Others with these same struggles benefit from therapy every day. Anxiety, fear, panic, worry, overwhelm. All of these words describe the body’s natural alarm system that has gotten its wires crossed. It is experienced in the body through racing heartbeat, rapid breathing, and tension, as well as in the mind, with intense fears, racing thoughts and obsessive thinking. But anxiety is also very treatable. I can teach you many tools and techniques to help you calm your body and adjust your thinking so you can feel in control again. It can feel painful and isolating when you are in a disconnected relationship or marriage. Poor communication, increased conflict, demands of work and family, and infidelity are only a few of the reasons a relationship might struggle. Therapy can help you work through these issues to create a stronger, healthier relationship. I use an approach tailored directly to the needs of your unique situation to help you free yourselves from negative patterns and build healthy connections that lead to greater trust and happiness.