Julie Lang, LMFT
Experienced family therapist providing CBT, DBT, and traditional talk therapy to Grass Valley, CA and the surrounding areas.
CounselingSelf.com offers counseling and psychotherapy techniques that you can learn and implement at home. It is a form of self-help that will give you access to some of the latest counseling techniques for treating depression, anxiety, body image problems, compulsive overeating, poor self-esteem and problems communicating in relationships.
Life can be very stressful at times and everyone has times when day to day problems start to seem too big. Coping with changes in your life such as moving, loss of a job, children being born or leaving home, death of a loved one, divorce or conflicts in relationship can leave you feeling depressed or overwhelmed. At times like this seeking counseling can help. However, many people cannot or will not seek the help of a mental health professional. The reasons vary from financial and time considerations to being too embarrassed or nervous to see someone in person. Most clients who actually make it to therapy are glad they did. Therapy can help shorten the time it takes to get through hard times and it is nice to feel supported through the process of change.
Counselor, Julie Lang, MA. MFT has had years of experience doing psychotherapy and will give you clear instructions to try at home. Many problems can be dealt with by learning techniques used by therapists to treat clients and implementing them in the privacy of your own home. This is not meant to be a replacement for traditional face to face psychotherapy. If you have serious psychological or medical problems, you will need to access the appropriate doctors or mental health professional in person.
Core Values
Freedom
I assist people in identifying habits and patterns of thinking that no longer serve them. Many of these are unconscious and automatic patterns that may have helped them survive at other times in their lives, but are not useful in the present and may even be detrimental. Opening up a free choice versus using habitual ways of thinking and behaving is the best way to affect positive changes in life.
Love
Living in ways that are in alignment with one’s true self. Treating yourself and others well. Learning to include yourself in your giving,
Authenticity
Most of us want to be loved for who we really are, however we have been conditioned to behave in ways that meet the approval of others such as parents, teachers, religious institutions, peers, and employers. So we often self-censor and do not fully express ourselves. In order to be loved and accepted for who you are, you must dare to really be that person and communicate authentically.
Optimal Functioning
Many people are living lives where they are just surviving, not thriving. They “are getting” by but not powerfully pursuing new goals or making needed changes. I assist clients in identifying the blocks that may be preventing them from living their best lives and functioning at optimal levels.
Services and Modalities
Julie Lang has the expertise to help with many issues and modern day problems such as:
Modalities are usually Cognitive Behavioral and Dialectical Behavioral, However I also use other modalities tailored to each individual client’s needs. I am also a great referral source for psychiatric support when medication to support one’s individual chemistry can make the difference between success and failure. I am trained in psychopharmacology and although I cannot prescribe medication. I work well and communicate with many Psychiatrists and Medical Doctors who can. Many of our issues can be handled without the use of medication. However there are situations in which an adjustment to an individual’s brain chemistry can make all the difference. Again, it is my belief that we can pursue our optimal functioning versus just surviving.