Biography

Julie Faulkner, MSW, LCSW, is a graduate from the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she received her Master’s from the Jane Addams College of Social Work.

Julie has over 20 years of experience and has worked in a wide variety of treatment settings, including in-home counseling, residential treatment, and outpatient community mental health centers as well as private practice. Early in her career, she focused on working with children and families. Today her practice has expanded to individuals and couples.

Julie works from a strengths based model believing that we all have our own set of strengths and capabilities to help us recover from adversity. She collaborates with the client and builds upon their strengths to help problem solve to overcome emotional obstacles that may impact one’s relationships, behaviors and thinking. She helps clients develop strategies and goals to move forward through obstacles such as anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, adjustment issues, and difficulty connecting to a partner or family member to improve the quality of their lives. Julie believes in creating a strong therapeutic alliance with clients in order for them to feel safe and understood. She has a gentle yet direct approach when guiding clients through the process.