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Julie Sponsler(She/Her/Hers)

(She/Her/Hers)
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Pennsylvania
Anxiety - Depression- Relationship issues-Codependency-ADHD-Parenting-
AboutSpecialtiesLocationsInsurance & Fees

Professional statement

Julie Sponsler, MA, MFT, is a down-to-earth, authentic and approachable therapist who creates a safe, loving space for her clients. Her style is highly compassionate, empathic and caring, yet at the same time she is able to appropriately and effectively challenge when needed.

Highly regarded by clients and co-workers, Julie has served many populations throughout her 20+ years in the therapeutic field. Today, she specializes in helping people with relationship issues, challenges with fulfillment in career, food/weight issues, depression, and anxiety, life transitions, childhood trauma, grief, HSP's, ADHD. She also specializes working with the LGBTQ Community. She is trauma informed and is a certified Brainspotting therapist.

Inspired by her own process of healing and recovery from an eating disorder, Julie's approach with clients is experiential, active and empowering. She is committed to supporting clients in ultimately learning how to effectively manage inevitable life challenges without becoming dependent on therapy for long term well-being.


Message to clients

Have you been on a healing/spiritual path for a while but still feeling stuck?Feeling unfulfilled or struggling with a relationship in your life? Unhappy at work? Using food or checking out behaviors to cope with stress?

Using a spiritual or holistic approach, I create a safe space helping clients heal and remove the blocks that are keeping them from living a joy-filled life. I teach experiential techniques beyond basic "talk therapy." This approach supported me in my own process of healing from depression and an eating disorder. I now feel committed to sharing these techniques with my clients, which I have been happily doing for over 15 years.

I specialize in working with people dealing with: Relationship Issues, Depression, Food/Weight Issues, Anxiety, Parenting Issues, Addictions, Spiritual Exploration and discovery. In addition, I have extensive experience working with the LGBTQ community.


Licensure

Pennsylvania: MF000514

Languages

English

Specialties

Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)

Depression - Providing support and promoting healing of hopelessness, low motivation and energy, sadness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and loss of interest and pleasure in life

Relationship issues - Understanding one’s wants and needs in relationships; exploring patterns of interaction, addressing concerns, and strengthening satisfaction in relationships and dating

Codependency - Development of healthy boundaries in relationships; strategies for increasing individual self-esteem and autonomy; coping mechanisms for separation and individuation.

ADHD - Skill-building and support around organizational challenges, distracted attention, procrastination; building and maintaining healthy routines and structure

Parenting - Helping parents develop and implement strategies to address challenges that arise throughout childrearing; managing stress and increasing support




Clientele

  • Adults (24+)
  • Young adults (18-24)

Locations & Hours


Insurance

  • AmeriHealth
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Independence Blue Cross

Out-of-pocket fees

  • Individual sessions:$225 (50min)