Find healing, clarity, and hope through accessible, professional, faith-based counseling and coaching—for everyone.
Barefoot Counseling & Coaching exists to walk alongside individuals and families who are navigating anxiety, relationship challenges, life transitions, and deeper areas of hurt—offering a path toward healing, growth, and lasting change.
Rooted in the same mission as Barefoot Republic, we create a safe, welcoming space for people from every background to be seen, known, and supported. Through professional counseling and intentional coaching, we help people move forward with clarity, confidence, and hope.
And just like camp, we never want cost to be a barrier. Scholarships are available so that anyone who desires care has the opportunity to receive it.
Meet our Counselors
Cali Bolinger has spent the last 20 years of her career working with children and families in the Middle Tennessee area. At Barefoot, Cali served as the Day Camp Director and the Family Camp Director for 8 years before deciding to return to school for Marriage and Family Therapy. She is trained to work with children from the ages of 3-17, parents and adult women, utilizing various models of Play Therapy and EMDR Therapy. She focuses on helping children and families function better together, heal from traumatic experiences, and increase the connection and joy needed in relationships.
Cali Bolinger, Masters in
Marriage and Family Therapy
Cali also works with individuals looking for coping skills to manage their anxiety or depression, people needing additional support in navigating life’s challenges, and parents looking for strategies to respond to their children differently. Cali received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at MTSU and completed her Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy at Lipscomb University. Cali is currently under the supervision of Amy Frew for licensure.
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.
Julie Mangus, Director of Barefoot Republic Counseling Services
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.
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.
Julie's Specialties
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Trained in EMDR levels I & II
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Trained in Brainspotting levels I & II
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Internal Family Systems Therapy
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The Gottman Method
Counseling or Coaching
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COUNSELING AND COACHING?
While both coaching and therapy offer support and personal growth, they serve different purposes depending on where you are in your journey.
What is Coaching?
Coaching helps you bridge the gap from where you are NOW to where you want to be in the FUTURE.
A coach comes alongside you to guide, challenge, and support you as you take intentional steps toward your goals—while you remain the one doing the work to create change.
Coaching is:
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Forward-focused
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Direct and goal-oriented
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Action-driven
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Growth and potential maximizing
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Collaborative and empowering
HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU ARE READY FOR COACHING?
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Feel emotionally stable and grounded
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Have already done some personal work or healing
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Are ready to take action and move forward
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Want support with clarity, direction, and accountability
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Are motivated to grow, build, or achieve specific goals
WHAT IS THERAPY (COUNSELING)?
Therapy provides a safe, structured space to process, heal, and understand your emotional experiences.
A licensed therapist helps you explore patterns, address past or present pain, and work toward emotional, relational, and mental health stability.
Therapy is:
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Past and present-focused
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Insight and healing-oriented
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Emotionally supportive and processing-based
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Focused on mental health and well-being
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Led by a licensed professional
HOW DO YOU KNOW IF THERAPY IS THE BETTER FIT?
Therapy is likely the right step if you are:
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Feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or emotionally distressed
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Navigating trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, or relationship pain
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Struggling with patterns you don’t fully understand
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Needing support with coping, regulation, or healing
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Looking for deeper emotional or psychological work
Not Sure Where You Fit?
That’s okay.
Many people benefit from both therapy and coaching at different stages of their journey. If you’re unsure, we’re here to help guide you toward the support that best fits your needs.
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Contact Info
Franklin Location
1226 Lakeview Drive, Ste C.
Franklin, TN 37067
Phone
15354 Old Hickory Blvd,
Nashville, TN 37211
Nashville Location
Office hours are based on appointment only. Please fill out a form to start the process today!
You have the right to receive a 'Good Faith Estimate" explaining how much your medical care will cost. Under the law, healthcare providers need to give patients who don't have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and services.
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You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency items or services. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees.
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Make sure your healthcare provider gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least 1 business day before your medical service or item. You can also ask your health care provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service.
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If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill.
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Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate.
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For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises.
Barefoot Republic Counseling and Coaching is a part of Barefoot Republic Camp & Retreat Center. Check out our website for more information.