Alexis Johnson

Alexis Johnson is a licensed social worker with 14 years of experience helping people through hard life changes. She focuses on practical coping skills for stress, anxiety, anger, addiction recovery, and low self-esteem. Her work emphasizes clear goals and steady progress in everyday life.

Alexis uses straightforward conversations to understand what matters most to each person. She listens without judgment and helps people notice patterns that get in the way of their goals. Sessions often include small, actionable steps people can use between meetings.

Her background centers on evidence-informed methods that connect thoughts, actions, and values. Alexis draws on approaches that encourage commitment to meaningful change and build motivation for recovery. She also uses strategies focused on solving current problems and improving communication.

Alexis supports people working through grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, sleep problems, career stress, and major life transitions. Additional focus areas include divorce and separation, forgiveness, infidelity, jealousy, and substance use challenges. She aims to help people restore balance and regain a sense of direction.

Based in Michigan, Alexis brings a calm, practical style to sessions. She works collaboratively to set goals and track progress. The emphasis is on real-world tools that fit daily routines and on steady, achievable change.

How therapy approaches guide online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while accepting difficult thoughts and feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on recognizing unhelpful thought patterns and practicing behavior changes to reduce anxiety, depression, and anger. Both approaches give practical skills that can be used between sessions to handle everyday stressors and urges.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Alexis will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan over time based on what feels helpful.

Because session formats are not specified in the profile, confirm the available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, childcare, or travel by removing commute time and letting people meet from different locations. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when a quick update is needed or sessions that rely on audio only if bandwidth is limited. These practical benefits aim to help therapy fit into daily life while working toward lasting change.