Heather Johnson
Compassionate, skills-based therapy for life transitions
LMSW Michigan
- Experience
- 7 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Heather
Heather Johnson is a licensed social worker in Michigan who draws on person-focused, evidence-informed methods to help clients navigate life’s challenges.
Background and approach
She integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered and mindfulness techniques to address concerns such as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, trauma and abuse, substance use, relationship conflicts, parenting difficulties, and career stress. With seven years of clinical experience, she adapts interventions to meet each person’s circumstances and goals.
Her approach is described as warm and interactive, grounded in respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Heather emphasizes a collaborative process that centers the client’s perspective and strengths while using structured strategies when helpful.
She works with a broad set of issues including grief, intimacy-related problems, ADHD, anger, self-esteem, and compassion fatigue, as well as additional focuses like attachment difficulties, body image, blended family concerns, and coping after disasters. Heather frames therapy as a partnership that draws on the client’s own resources alongside practical skills and reflective exploration.
She offers treatment plans tailored to individual needs and aims to support clients in navigating change and building resilience.
Approaches and online therapy that fit your goals
Heather uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; this approach is often practical for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. She also incorporates Client-Centered Therapy, which prioritizes empathic listening and supports clients in exploring their experience at their own pace. Mindfulness Therapy is used to teach present-moment awareness and emotion regulation skills that can aid stress, trauma symptoms, and self-management.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Heather works with clients to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and she adapts techniques over time so the plan fits each person. The therapist emphasizes partnership and respects each client’s expertise in their own story while offering structured tools when helpful.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care when life is busy, allow for shorter check-ins or longer sessions as needed, and can help clients access support from home or other convenient locations.
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Experience
7+ years
Licensed
Michigan
Languages
English