Heather Johnson , LMSW

Heather Johnson is a licensed master social worker (LMSW) practicing in Michigan. She blends practical tools with a respectful, person-focused style to help people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma, depression, and life transitions. Her approach is warm and interactive and she draws on several evidence-based methods to fit each person’s needs.

With seven years of experience, she has worked with people dealing with addiction, bipolar disorder, grief, parenting challenges, and compassion fatigue. She also supports those coping with intimacy-related issues, ADHD, anger, and career concerns. Heather includes concerns such as abandonment, attachment wounds, body image, and blended family strain among the issues she addresses.

In sessions she listens for each person’s strengths and goals. She uses practical strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy alongside client-centered listening and narrative work. Motivational interviewing and mindfulness practices are woven in when they help people make changes and manage difficult moments.

Heather describes her style as respectful and sensitive. She frames clients as the experts on their own lives and partners with them to set goals and try new behaviors. Conversations and plans are tailored to what each person needs right now.

She integrates faith when clients want that included and honors the role personal values play in decision making. Heather aims to empower people to navigate change, reduce symptoms that interfere with daily life, and build clearer steps toward the life they want.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and reflecting back what matters most to the person. It helps people feel heard and guides goal-setting based on their values and strengths. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. It is practical and often includes homework to practice skills between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Heather will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and day-to-day demands and then suggest methods that fit. Together they decide what to try first and tweak the plan as needed in collaborative conversations.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are helpful when face-to-face interaction matters, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and messaging lets people share updates or reflect outside scheduled meetings. These options make attending sessions easier around work, caregiving, or busy schedules.