Julie Krupinski, LCSW

Julie Krupinski is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New Jersey with 30 years of experience. She works with adults who are dealing with anger, stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, grief, relationship strain, and life changes. Julie offers straightforward, practical help for people who are fed up with snapping at others, feeling overwhelmed, or stuck in patterns that cause shame or regret.

Julie uses methods that focus on real skills and small changes people can use day to day. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is used to help people clarify values and take steps that matter even when emotions are strong.

Her style is client-centered and interactive. Sessions typically involve talking through current problems, testing out different ways to respond, and building new tools for coping. Motivational Interviewing is part of the mix when someone wants to change substance use or other risky patterns.

Julie has worked in a range of care settings over three decades and is familiar with 12-step programs. She also brings mindfulness practices into sessions to help people slow down, notice triggers, and reduce reactivity. The focus is practical - reducing angry outbursts, improving communication, and repairing relationship strain.

To start, she asks people to describe what they want to change and what matters to them. From there she helps set clear goals and reviews progress each session. This approach keeps work concrete and focused on daily life improvements.

How Julie’s therapeutic approaches map to online work