Allison Johnston , LPC

Allison Johnston is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who focuses on supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. She brings a calm, direct style and aims to help clients build confidence and clearer ways of thinking. Allison draws on ten years of experience working with a range of concerns that include ADHD, addictions, trauma, parenting strain, and identity-related challenges for LGBT clients.

She uses a person-centered approach that puts the client's goals and values first. That means sessions start from what matters to the individual and move at a manageable pace. Allison also uses cognitive-behavioral tools to identify unhelpful thought patterns and test new behaviors that can reduce distress.

Her background includes outpatient work with adolescents and young adults and experience with people connected to the criminal justice system. That practical history shapes how she approaches problem solving and goal setting in sessions. Clients can expect straightforward plans and skill-building alongside respectful listening.

Allison helps people facing life transitions, career concerns, sleep problems, and relationship strain. She also focuses on issues such as postpartum mood changes, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and trauma recovery. Her work often blends skill practice with space to tell and reframe hard experiences.

Sessions are offered in English and are held for clients based in Michigan. Allison respects that starting therapy takes courage and aims to make the first steps clear and manageable for each person.

How Allison’s approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding the client's priorities and building a supportive conversation that follows their pace; online sessions keep that focus by centering what the person wants to work on. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) gives clear, practical tools to spot and change thoughts and behaviors that cause distress, which translates well to remote work through exercises, worksheets, and in-session practice. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is used to address traumatic memories by processing distressing material; components of EMDR can be adapted to video sessions when clinically appropriate.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss what feels most helpful, try techniques together, and adjust plans based on the client's goals and comfort. That shared decision-making helps tailor care to concerns like anxiety, trauma, or life transitions.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and screen-share worksheets, phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera use is limited, and live chat or text messaging can support shorter check-ins or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or caregiving schedules while using the therapist's chosen methods.