Julie Mayer Norvilas , LMFT

Julie Mayer Norvilas is a rooted relationship therapist who helps individuals, couples, and families explore their potential for growth in both relationships and personal life. As an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - she combines steady support with opportunities for insight so clients can move through obstacles at a pace that feels right for them. She offers individual, couples, and family therapy in addition to life coaching, using consistent encouragement to help people identify what they want to change and build practical skills to meet their goals.

She is level 1 Gottman Certified and is working toward full certification, bringing structured, research-informed tools to relationship work while maintaining a warm and curious stance. She has extensive experience supporting clients across the full life cycle and is particularly passionate about play therapy, parent coaching, relationship therapy, and individual work that targets patterns and skill development. Her approach is collaborative - she partners with clients to set goals that reflect each person or family’s unique needs.

Clients appreciate the flexibility of video and phone sessions as a way to fit therapy into busy lives. Her regular hours are Monday through Friday, 11:00am to 2:30pm PT and 2:00pm to 5:30pm ET.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Relationship and Family Work

Julie Mayer Norvilas draws from approaches that fit relational and individual needs and adapts them for online sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns of connection and safety in relationships; it explores how early attachment experiences shape current reactions and can be especially helpful for abandonment and attachment-related concerns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy - EFT - helps partners identify and reshape emotional responses within their relationship, supporting deeper intimacy and clearer communication when feelings and patterns get in the way. The Gottman Method offers practical tools and interventions for improving communication and managing conflict, and Julie uses her Level 1 Gottman training to introduce skill-building that supports healthier relationship interaction.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Julie works collaboratively with each person or couple to determine what fits best based on their goals, preferences, and the issues they bring. She tailors strategies over time and invites clients to participate in choosing techniques that feel most useful.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how people connect with licensed professionals and therapists. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction from home, phone sessions offer simplicity when video is not possible, and live chat or text-based messaging can support ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it easier to maintain consistent care around work, family, and life demands while accessing effective therapeutic support.