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LMFT

Julie Mayer Norvilas, LMFT

  • Experience16 years
  • LocationPennsylvania
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Family
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Julie

Julie Mayer Norvilas helps people who want clearer communication, greater emotional balance, and more satisfying relationships. She centers care on individual goals and relationship dynamics, guiding clients through stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, identity and intimacy concerns, and career or life transitions.

Background and approach

Her work also addresses attachment wounds, abandonment, codependency, body image and blended family or fatherhood issues when these themes are relevant to a client's goals. Drawing on 16 years of clinical experience as an LMFT licensed in California and New York, Julie blends talk therapy with practical skill-building.

Her style is warm and curious, and she frames therapy as a collaborative exploration where pacing is set by the client. She offers individual, couples, and family therapy as well as life coaching, tailoring support to each person’s needs and helping them develop strategies to move forward.

Sessions are offered through video calls and phone, and Julie also uses messaging formats when helpful to provide continuity between appointments. She is based in Pennsylvania and accepts international clients, providing care in English and working to match therapeutic methods to what will best meet each client’s goals.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life

Julie commonly draws on Internal Family Systems to help clients understand different inner parts, fostering self-leadership and improving how people relate to their feelings and behaviors. This approach can be helpful for managing anxiety, attachment wounds, and patterns that interfere with relationships.

She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relational patterns influence current bonds and emotional responses, and Client-Centered Therapy to create a supportive, nonjudgmental space where clients set their own goals and pace. These methods are useful for addressing intimacy concerns, communication problems, and healing from abandonment or family of origin issues.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Julie will work with each person to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjust the plan as therapy progresses.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy lives - video calls and phone sessions let clients meet from home or work during convenient hours, while live chat and text-based messaging provide ongoing access between sessions. These options increase flexibility and make it easier to maintain continuity of care while working toward therapeutic goals.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
Julie works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family challenges as well as intimacy, parenting, grief, self-esteem, career changes and depression. She also addresses issues such as attachment, abandonment, codependency, and body image when these arise.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is warm, curious, and collaborative, focusing on building insight and practical skills at a pace set by the client. She integrates talk therapy with structured methods tailored to relationship and personal goals.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has 16 years of experience providing individual, couples, and family therapy as well as life coaching, supporting clients across a variety of life stages and concerns.
Which credentials and location apply to her practice?
Julie is an LMFT with licensure listed as CA LMFT 143197 and NY LMFT 002349, and she practices from Pennsylvania while accepting clients beyond that state.
Does she work with clients who live outside the United States?
Yes, she accepts international clients and provides therapy in English for those located outside the U.S.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility between appointments.
How are therapy costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions operate through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in beginning therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issues

Also works with

LGBTGriefSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyEmotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

16+ years

Licensed

Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, California, New York

Languages

English