Susan Johnston

Susan Johnston is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with eight years of clinical experience. She practices in Indiana and brings a down-to-earth approach to helping people manage stress, anger, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. Her style is practical and collaborative, with an emphasis on clear goals and steady progress.

She began her professional path as a returning adult student and has worked in many settings. Those include office-based care, residential and group homes, inpatient mental health, intensive outpatient treatment, probation services, and a college environment. That range of experience shaped how she approaches common life challenges and crises.

Susan has experience in addiction treatment and says she enjoys helping people and families regain hope and possibility. She has also worked with immigrant and refugee families alongside professional interpreters, focusing on respectful teamwork across languages and cultures.

Her clinical approach blends humanistic and experiential ideas with emotional and cognitive work, all grounded in family systems theory. In practice that looks like listening closely, identifying patterns that keep problems going, and trying small changes together.

Susan aims to individualize treatment with each person. She invites collaboration on goals and pacing so therapy fits everyday life. If someone wants a therapist who combines practical steps with attention to feelings and relationships, she may be a good match.

Approaches that guide online care

Susan describes her work as a blend of humanistic and experiential ideas alongside emotional and cognitive-focused techniques. Humanistic approaches emphasize respect, listening, and helping people clarify what matters to them, which can help with stress, life changes, and self-esteem. Experiential work invites active exercises in session to better notice and name emotions and relationship patterns, useful for intimacy and anger concerns.

Cognitive-emotional strategies involve looking at thought patterns and how feelings and behaviors link together, which can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and coping skills. These approaches are practical and aimed at small, doable changes rather than quick fixes.

Finding the best approach is part of the work together. Susan will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that fit their goals, pace, and comfort level. She checks in often and adjusts plans based on what is helping.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or offer alternatives when in-person visits are difficult. Licensed professionals can help you pick a format that matches your schedule and how you prefer to engage in therapy.