Debbie Johnson

Debbie Johnson is an LPC with nine years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and anger. She supports clients through career transitions, addictions, relationship strain, parenting challenges, depression, and coaching for life changes. She also focuses on forgiveness, guilt, and shame in sessions.

Her style is warm and straightforward. Conversations are client-centered and practical. She listens first, then helps people set goals and try small, manageable steps toward change.

Debbie uses approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques and dialectical behavior ideas to teach skills for coping and emotional regulation. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques help when someone needs motivation or a short-term plan to move forward.

Sessions emphasize skills people can use between meetings. She guides clients through identifying patterns, testing new behaviors, and tracking progress. Homework and brief experiments are common when they fit a person's goals.

Practice is rooted in respect for each person’s story and values. The aim is to help people notice strengths and build habits that reduce distress and improve day-to-day functioning. Clients leave with practical strategies and clearer steps for the next phase of their lives.

How these approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's needs. In this approach the therapist reflects what the person says and helps them find their own solutions; it is useful for building trust and exploring emotions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It breaks problems into manageable parts and teaches practical techniques for changing unhelpful patterns, which helps with anxiety, anger, and depression.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, emphasizes skills for regulating emotions and handling intense feelings. It teaches concrete tools such as distress tolerance and emotion regulation to reduce impulsive reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through goals, try strategies, and adjust methods based on what helps most. Clients and therapist decide collaboratively which techniques to use and when to shift focus.

If you prefer online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking because formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when helpful, and remove travel time. Many people find remote sessions let them practice skills in real-life settings and keep momentum between meetings.