Julie Mangus serves as the Director of Barefoot Republic Counseling and Coaching Services.

Julie has been licensed for over 10 years and brings experience from a variety of clinical settings, including intensive outpatient programs, trauma treatment centers, addiction recovery facilities, inpatient care, private practice, and nonprofit services.

 

She has supported individuals and families navigating challenges such as trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, life transitions, and addiction recovery. Julie takes an integrative, personalized approach to care—drawing from experiential therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), mindfulness practices, and expressive arts—to help each person move toward healing, growth, and lasting change.

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In response to the challenges of the COVID-19 season, Julie expanded her work by training through the Professional Christian Coaching Institute (PCCI) and becoming an accredited International Coaching Federation (ICF) coach. She went on to develop a four-month coaching program designed to help restore and strengthen Christian marriages. Her insights and work have been featured on Christian Television Network, multiple podcasts, and in outlets such as Fox News Digital, Microsoft Start, The Messenger, and Lady Up America.

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Before becoming a licensed therapist, Julie spent over 20 years in the entertainment and music industry as a performer, actress, professional singer, published songwriter, and vocal professor at Belmont University. Her work is deeply enriched by a lifetime of diverse experiences—growing up in Saudi Arabia, traveling to over 38 countries, and living throughout the United States from New York to Seattle, Texas to Fort Lauderdale, and now Nashville. These formative experiences have cultivated in her a deep respect for different cultures, perspectives, and stories, shaping both her worldview and her passion for helping individuals find healing, clarity, and connection across all walks of life.