Julie Zemke, LCSW

Julie Zemke is a direct yet compassionate therapist who helps adults move toward their goals with practical tools and respectful honesty. She prioritizes helping clients establish healthy boundaries and find stronger ways to voice their needs, often encouraging more assertive communication while honoring each person’s pace and style. Julie values the role of humor as a coping resource and brings that human element into clinical work when appropriate.

With 15 years of professional experience, she holds the LCSW credential. LCSW stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker and indicates advanced clinical training in social work and mental health care. She is licensed to practice in Georgia, Wisconsin, Washington, Oregon, and Arizona.

Her clinical expertise centers on adult mental health, substance use disorders, and trauma. Over the course of her career she has worked in a range of settings including inpatient units, residential programs, jails, crisis intervention services, and outpatient mental health clinics. These varied experiences inform a practical, results-oriented approach to helping people manage emotions, strengthen relationships, and improve day-to-day functioning.

Julie incorporates cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) interventions into her work and focuses on skills that support motivation, self-esteem, confidence, and coping with life changes. She finds fulfillment in offering tools that can improve overall quality of life and welcomes the opportunity to listen and collaborate. She recognizes that starting therapy takes courage and expresses pride in people who take that first step.

To accommodate different needs, Julie provides live chat, video, and phone sessions on weekends and weeknights only, and she remains highly accessible through messaging for ongoing support.