About  Me

It’s my honor and privilege to provide thoughtful, personalized psychotherapy in a supportive, online setting. Over the past 20 years, I’ve had the opportunity to help women navigate life’s complexities and embrace meaningful change. 

My approach to therapy is warm, collaborative, and practical. I believe in tailoring each session to meet your unique needs, whether that involves exploring strategies to overcome obstacles or simply holding space for you to feel heard and understood. Sessions often blend serious work with moments of humor, lightness, and even a few pop culture references. Clients often tell me they feel safe, supported, and genuinely appreciated in our work together.

When solutions are needed, I’m proactive in offering tools and techniques to help you move forward. At other times, therapy may focus on reflection, processing, and building awareness. Both are valuable parts of creating a life that feels more authentic and aligned with your values. 

Throughout my work, I’m continually inspired by the insight and courage my clients bring to their growth and self-discovery. Witnessing their growth and self-discovery reminds me why I’m passionate about creating a space where every woman can explore what matters most to her.

Why Choose my Practice?

  • Enthusiasm: For me, being a psychologist is a true vocation. I genuinely enjoy getting to know my clients, from the “dark thoughts” they hesitate to tell others, to their pets’ names, to what they’re binge watching, to their big, small, and everyday-sized triumphs and successes.

  • Authenticity: During sessions, you’ll find that I’m responsive, expressive, and down-to-earth. I’m genuinely curious to hear about your experiences, your triumphs, your thoughts, your preferences, and your intuition. I listen deeply and attentively, but I’m not a silent, head-nodding kid of therapist. Clients have often said they look forward to my reactions when they have a narrative to share, because they know I’ll be engaged and transparent.

  • Collaboration: I am enthusiastic about working collaboratively and creatively with my clients to develop treatment strategies that are meaningful and personalized for them. I very much see us as a team working together to support your adjustment, coping, and growth.

  • Respect: I respect how difficult it can be to seek support, and I’m honored to be trusted with clients’ innermost thoughts, feelings, hopes, and dreams. I respect that you are the expert on your own life. And I can’t say strongly enough how impressed I am by each client’s ability to adapt, adjust, and recognize what they need to heal and move forward.

  • Active Approach: I believe in an active approach, right from our first session. I’m known to, right off the bat, offer communication strategies, recommend stress management techniques, make referrals to a trusted network of wellness providers, and provide validation and empathy you can feel. I’ll often give you between-session “to dos” such as a topic to reflect on, a technique to try, research to do, or a conversation to have. This “homework” is not a necessary part of treatment, but I believe between-session work can promote coping, insight, and healing.

  • Non-judgmental Stance: Clients know that my focus is not on right or wrong, good or bad, but rather how a given thought, job, relationship, stance, or lifestyle is working for you. I accept that we all are a mixture of dark and light, sadness and joy, and snarky and sincere. I’m here for it all.

  • Breast Cancer Expertise: One in eight women will find themselves facing breast cancer, and I believe that each and every woman deserves to feel supported, heard, encouraged, and guided as they navigate diagnosis, treatment, and beyond. Breast cancer can affect so many aspects of women's lives – body image concerns, relationships, sexual function, mood, physical functioning, fear of recurrence – yet few medical providers are comfortable or trained to talk about the psychological aspects of the disease.  And few therapists are familiar with the medical and clinical aspects of the disease. My education and experience allow me to bridge this gap. Learn more about my breast cancer expertise here

Whatever your goals are, we’ll work together to develop a personalized psychotherapeutic plan that suits you.

Qualifications

Education

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Bachelor of Arts degree, Major – Psychology

St. John’s University, Jamaica, NY

Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY

Postdoctoral fellowship in behavioral oncology

Credentials

New York State License in Psychology:  #016083

New Jersey State License in Psychology:  #35SI00654400

What colleagues have said about me:

  • "If the walls in our office could talk, they would all agree that Julie has an exceptional way with her patients. I have known her for about five years now, since a patient of mine shared how much she adored working with Julie as she navigated breast cancer and its treatment. My practice specializes in oncology rehab and lymphedema, so many of my clients have breast cancer. Repeatedly, over and over, I’ve had patients come in and sigh with relief after meeting Julie for just one session. They tell me she gets them, she knows the drill, and she is familiar with their doctors, and knows the unwanted journey they are on. They report that her expertise and knowledge of their diagnosis allows them to jump right in and get to the root of their issues. I feel confident saying that patients who work with Julie have told me they’re happy to have her on their team. "

    Stephanie Kiley, OT, Owner SDK Therapy

  • "Dr. Schnur is a kind, down-to-earth, skillful therapist who combines practical solutions, thoughtful insights, and a gentle sense of humor. I have worked with her for over five years, and refer to her confidently and without hesitation. I know that she values a warm therapeutic alliance above all, and that she holds space for clients to feel seen and accepted for who they are. She is an expert in breast cancer care specifically, and psychotherapy with women more broadly, and I have been impressed by her breadth of knowledge in this space and her commitment to women’s wellness. I feel confident that when I refer clients to her, they’ll be well cared for."

    - Dr. Laracuenta, Clinical Psychologist

  • " Dr. Schnur has been an invaluable resource for my patients and me for over 10 years. Her knowledge, compassion, skills and professionalism combine to provide a vital part of healing for so many women, including those facing the diagnosis, treatment, and then life after cancer. I absolutely love working with Dr. Schnur and so appreciate her expertise - it makes us a better team! "

    -Dr. Barbieri, gynecologist, integrative medicine physician, and specialist in menopause

  • "Dr. Schnur is the first person I think of when I need a trusted referral. She embodies the ideal combination of a psychologist with her warmth, sensitivity, and intelligence. Her exceptional clinical skills, sense of humor, good nature, and her rare ability to share insights in a way that is always well received, make her someone I wholeheartedly recommend to anyone seeking expertise and compassionate care."

    -Dr. Lydon

let's discover how i can help

Reach out to schedule a free, virtual consultation. During the online consultation, you can share a bit about what you’re going through and we can explore whether I’m the right fit to support you.

Email me today at drschnur@julieschnurphd.com or text me at 646-389-2721