JULIE CHAHAL LPC, SEP
Helping driven people build a life that feels as good as it looks
You learned early to be capable, to handle it, and not to need too much. It made you very successful. It also left you feeling alone.
Sound Familiar?
Maybe you’re the one who thinks slowing down sounds good in theory, but when there is finally space, you feel restless, guilty, or compelled to fill it.
Maybe you’re the one who is starting the business or stepping into the position you have always wanted, and suddenly you find yourself awake at 3:00 a.m. with pressure building and your mind refusing to shut off.
Maybe you’re the one whose friends call your marriage “goals,” but if they knew what it actually looked like behind closed doors, you’re not sure they would see your life the same way.
Maybe you’re the one who finally reached the point you were working toward, the career, the income, the relationship, the life that was supposed to feel like enough, and now you’re wondering why it still doesn’t.
If any of this sounds like you, you’re not alone. You’re not ungrateful. I work with people like you every day, and these patterns can change.
Therapy
90-minute sessions available in person in Fort Worth, Texas, or virtually across Texas.
Deep work at the level where patterns are actually stored.
TWO WAYS TO WORK WITH JULIE
Executive Coaching
For people who want to stop choosing between success and sanity.
Available in person in Fort Worth, Texas, or worldwide by video.
90-minute 1:1 coaching sessions available in 6, 12, or 24-session series.
Payment plans available.
Is this work for you?
A therapist for driven people, not a generalist
This is for you if
You’re an entrepreneur, founder, executive, physician, attorney, athlete, performer, creative, or high-performing professional whose résumé looks good and whose inner life feels heavier than anyone knows.
You want to work with someone who understands deadlines, leadership pressure, public visibility, and the perfectionism that often gets rewarded. Not someone who will simply tell you to slow down.
You do not want your ambition pathologized. You want help understanding what sits beneath the pressure, overthinking, and patterns that keep repeating.
You want a clinician and executive coach who will not flinch when the work moves beyond surface-level performance and into relationships, identity, grief, parenting, family patterns, or the experiences that shaped you.
You are looking for therapy in Texas or executive coaching in Fort Worth or worldwide by video.
This probably isn't for you if
You’re in acute crisis and need immediate stabilization. A higher level of care would serve you better first.
You’re looking for surface-level tools and reframes without examining what is underneath.
You want someone to give you advice, assign homework, and leave the deeper patterns untouched.
You aren’t open to the possibility that your drive and your exhaustion may be connected.
Online therapy available across Texas
Executive coaching available worldwide
In-person therapy and executive coaching in Fort Worth, Texas
PROVEN ~ TRUSTED ~ TRANSFORMATIONAL
PROVEN ~ TRUSTED ~ TRANSFORMATIONAL
MEET JULIE CHAHAL
Licensed Professional Counselor + Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner+ Executive Coach
I work with founders, executives, leaders, and high-performing professionals who are used to carrying a lot in their work, relationships, families, and within themselves.
That combination allows me to bring clinical depth to both therapy and executive coaching without losing sight of the person behind the role.
I know this pattern from the inside, too. I’ve done my own work around tying identity to success, looking for safety in achievement, and learning to trust myself more deeply.
My work is not about giving you another way to manage it all or teaching you how to push through. You are probably already pretty good at that.
Instead, I help you work with the places where your system still feels organized around pressure, responsibility, protection, or proving.
These patterns are not random. They are often showing us where something deeper is ready to be seen, understood, and shifted.
If this resonates, I’m glad you’re here.
If you’d like to learn more about me and how I work, you can visit the About page.
CLINICAL TRAINING
Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner
Completed three years of advanced training in Somatic Experiencing®, including extensive consultation and supervised practice.
THE TRAINING BEHIND THE WORK
EMDR
More than seven years of experience using EMDR with high-performing professionals, leaders, and clients navigating deeply rooted patterns.
EDUCATION
Texas A&M University, Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication
Master of Arts in Professional Counseling, Amberton University
Texas Licensed Professional Counselor, License #72463
Practicing since 2013
More than 15,000 Clinical Hours
THE CREDENTIAL I AM MOST PROUD OF
I am most proud of is the work I have done on myself.
I have invested years, significant time, and substantial resources working with highly skilled therapists, somatic practitioners, coaches, and mentors. I believe practitioners can only take clients as far as they are willing to go themselves.
I think of this work a little like climbing a mountain with an experienced guide.
You are the one making the climb, but you do not have to find the route alone. I know the terrain. I can recognize the patterns, places of protection, and internal obstacles that are difficult to see when you are inside them.
NEUROSCIENCE TRAINING
Completed advanced coursework and professional training in neuroscience, subconscious patterning, and the ways the brain, body, and nervous system shape behavior and change.
QUESTIONS DRIVEN PEOPLE ASK
Is this the right fit if I've already done years of therapy?
Often, yes. Many clients come to me after insight-based therapy gave them vocabulary but did not create the change they were looking for. This work includes the brain, body, and nervous system.
What does a first session look like?
We spend some time getting to know you and what you are currently noticing. Then you choose one area you are ready to shift, and we begin the work so you can experience the process for yourself.
What's the first step if I think this is for me?
For therapy, you can book a session directly or begin with a brief consultation call. Executive coaching begins with a consultation so we can talk about what you are looking for and whether the work is a good fit.
What makes Julie’s work different for executives, founders, and high-performing professionals?
Julie’s 15,000+ clinical hours have largely been spent working with leaders, physicians, founders, and high-performing professionals whose external lives look successful while their internal experience tells a different story.
Do you offer online Therapy & Coaching?
Online therapy is available to clients located in Texas. Trauma-informed executive coaching is available worldwide.
What's the difference between therapy and trauma-informed executive coaching with you?
Therapy is clinical work for healing trauma. Coaching is forward-looking work for navigating leadership, burnout, and high-stakes professional lives.
How long does this kind of work take?
Most clients work 2 x’s a month for 6-12 months. The pace allows the work to be layered and to create a strong foundation from the inside out.
Do you take insurance?
This is a private-pay practice. A superbill is available for possible out-of-network reimbursement.