Johanna Lopez , LPC

Johanna Lopez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 35 years of experience. She listens closely and offers direct, compassionate feedback to help people move forward. Her work often focuses on practical problems at home and in daily life, including stress, anxiety, parenting, grief, and relationship concerns.

Her training includes a master’s degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and a Certificate of Completion from the University of Wisconsin–Madison focused on mental health and the older adult. She has long experience in school settings and community programs, where she supported teens, parents, and caregivers in real-world situations.

Johanna’s style is client-centered and flexible. She leans toward listening more than talking and uses a range of techniques chosen with each person’s goals in mind. Sessions can move quickly or slowly depending on what feels right for the client.

She draws from approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and Jungian-informed ideas when they fit the situation. These tools are used to address concerns like depression, ADHD, addictions, eating or sleeping problems, and low self-esteem.

Many people seek her help for family-related stress, adoption or foster care questions, caregiving strain, divorce and separation issues, and end-of-life matters. Johanna aims to create a nonjudgmental space where clients can be honest and take steps toward change.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the client’s perspective, giving people space to set their own goals while the therapist offers empathy and reflection. This approach helps with issues like low self-esteem, relationship strain, grief, and making life decisions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses practical exercises and small, actionable steps to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful habits. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and improve focus during difficult moments.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. That may mean mixing listening-focused, cognitive, and mindfulness methods until the fit feels right.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into a busy life. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options allow flexibility for different schedules, energy levels, and communication preferences.