Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
How Judith works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LICSW
- Licensed in
- Minnesota
- Years in practice
- 16
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Judith
Judith Huerta is a licensed independent clinical social worker with 16 years of practice in Minnesota. She uses approachable, strengths-focused work to help people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma, relationship strain, and anger. Judith emphasizes practical steps people can use between sessions.
She believes small changes add up and that clients bring important knowledge about their own lives. Her style centers on building a dependable working relationship and then tailoring methods to the problem at hand.
Background and approach
She mixes attachment-based ideas with client-centered listening to understand how past relationships shape present reactions. Judith also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice patterns and try new responses. For clients coping with trauma and abuse, she may use eye movement desensitization and reprocessing to process painful memories alongside skills for managing strong emotions.
Dialectical behavior therapy tools are offered when people need practical skills for handling intense feelings and improving emotional regulation. Judith works with a wide range of concerns including depression, addictions, grief, intimacy issues, parenting stress, ADHD-related challenges, and caregiver strain. She also addresses specific topics like abandonment, attachment wounds, body image, codependency, hoarding, and first responder stress.
Sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Judith aims to collaborate on clear goals and to help people leave therapy with useful skills and more confidence in handling life’s difficulties.
What Judith works with
Everything Judith lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Judith's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Men's issues
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Judith lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Judith blends attachment-based work with client-centered listening to begin. Attachment-based therapy looks at how early relationships shape current responses and helps people notice patterns in their close relationships. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening without judgment and helping clients name their goals and strengths.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT offers clear, step-by-step techniques that people can practice between sessions to reduce anxiety, manage anger, and change avoidance habits. These approaches can be mixed depending on the issue and the person’s goals.
Finding the right approach is part of the work and happens together. Judith will name options, explain what each involves, and recommend a path based on a client’s needs and preferences. Clients are invited to give feedback so the plan can be adjusted as therapy progresses.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use face-to-face interaction; phone calls work when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text sessions can fit quick updates, shorter check-ins, or people who prefer writing. These choices make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family, and other commitments.
Questions people ask about Judith
What kinds of problems can Judith help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, anger, addictions, grief, intimacy issues, parenting stress, ADHD, and related areas like body image and codependency.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is collaborative and practical. She combines listening with hands-on techniques so clients learn skills to manage emotions and change unhelpful patterns.
How much experience does she have?
Judith has 16 years of professional experience working with people on a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
Where is Judith licensed and based?
She holds a Minnesota LICSW and practices in Minnesota.
Can sessions be done in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not accepted at this time.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions based on therapist availability.