Licensed to practice in 2 states and accepts 45 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, Mood Disorders, Trauma and PTSD and 6 more.
Julie Bridges
You are stressed and filled with anxiety. Your thoughts are negative and you lack self-confidence. You feel so overwhelmed by emotions that you no longer know what you feel. Or maybe you are emotionally shutdown and just feel numb. Past traumatic events cause you to react to life in unhealthy ways. Intrusive thoughts keep distracting you from what you need to do each day. And you don’t understand why or how to change it. If any of this sounds familiar, there is hope! It is possible to retrain your brain and to develop different ways of thinking about life. You can stop automatically reacting and learn to thoughtfully respond to stressors. I would love to work with you and help you better manage thoughts and stressful emotions.
Get to know me
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
During our first session, I will help you to begin telling your story. I want to learn who you are, what made you decide to get counseling now, and what your expectations/goals are. And we will work on developing a plan to help you get started achieving those goals.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
I work with adults struggling with anxiety, trauma, or emotional unrest. My goal for clients is that they gain a sense of calm and the ability to manage their emotions. I focus on helping my clients learn to notice and identify their emotions. Once you can name your emotions, then you can begin to learn how to live a healthy life with good emotional responses.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
I work with adults struggling with anxiety, trauma, or emotional unrest. My goal for clients is that they gain a sense of calm and the ability to manage their emotions. I focus on helping my clients learn to notice and identify their emotions. Once you can name your emotions, then you can begin to learn how to live a healthy life with good emotional responses.
Specialties
Top specialties
Anxiety
Mood Disorders
Trauma and PTSD
Other specialties
Bipolar Disorder
Coping Skills
Grief
Life Transitions
Self Esteem
Spirituality
I identify as
Woman
Serves ages
Adults (18 to 64)
Elders (65 and above)
Licensed in
Mississippi
North Carolina
Accepts
Aetna
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Medicare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Amerihealth Administrators
Amerihealth NJ Medicare Advantage
Anthem
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Independence Administrators
Independence Blue Cross
Arlo
AvMed
Cash - $115 per session
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Evernorth
GTEB
Golden Rule
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Humana - Medicare
Humana Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
NC State Health Plan
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Surest (formerly Bind)
Tufts Health/Cigna
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicare
UnitedHealthcare Complete Care (C-SNP)
Location
Virtual
My treatment methods
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Mindfulness therapy is used to help you notice your emotionally and mental reactions to stressors in the present. We can work on past events by noticing your reactions to current stressors. Mindfulness techniques are also powerful coping skills that allow you to decrease anxiousness and increase a sense of calm.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Cognitive behavioral therapy can help you shift your perspective about yourself and the world around you. This frequently involves introducing a different way to think about things and to challenge unhealthy or unhelpful ways of thinking.
Christian Counseling
In my practice, Christian counseling is based upon the idea that faith is a personal strength which you can lean on. I have past experience serving in a Christian setting and this experience can be brought into my current practice for those who are looking for a faith perspective but are more comfortable speaking with a therapist outside of a church setting.
6 ratings with written reviews
February 10, 2026
I had my first appointment with Julie today and feel very confident in our future sessions. She was able to lay out a plan and assure me that she would be able to help provide me with the proper tools to help me collect my thoughts and ease anxious feelings. I am looking forward to my future appointments!
Verified client, age 25-34
January 26, 2026
She was absolutely a great listener. Open-minded to hear what was on my mind . Warm - seemed to be very caring and compassionate. I really think her and I will get along well. My emotions are up and down each day . She gives me the impression that she can help me find "a happy medium " in my life . I need to be more stable. I feel like she can easily understand my feelings. I'm looking forward to more meetings with her . Thank you
Verified client, age 55-64
January 16, 2026
Miss Julie is very warm and open minded she she helped me to understand what kind of help I’m gonna receive from her. I think we’re gonna get along just fine between her and my sister I might be able to get a handle on my anxiety and depression.