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Allison Johnston, LPC
Michigan
LPC in Michigan - Anxiety and Life Transitions
See online therapy options- Anxiety and depression
- CBT and client-centered
- Criminal justice experience
About Allison
Allison Johnston is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) licensed in Michigan with 10 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing anxiety, depression, stress, life transitions, ADHD, addictions, and related concerns. Allison also supports issues around relationships, intimacy, parenting, trauma, and career stress.
She favors practical, skills-based work and uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with a client-centered stance. That means sessions focus on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. Conversations are straightforward and goal-oriented, with steps you can try between meetings.
Allison's background includes work with adolescents and young adults in outpatient settings and with people involved in the criminal justice system. Her training has covered corrections, substance use, career counseling, and child and adolescent topics. That variety shaped a focus on clear problem solving and real-life coping strategies.
In early sessions she helps people identify the specific patterns that cause worry or low mood. From there she collaborates on short-term goals and homework tasks to build confidence and practical skills. Sessions tend to emphasize thought tracking, behavioral experiments, and strengthening everyday routines.
Allison aims to create an environment where clients can talk through difficult feelings and practice new ways of responding. She combines structured tools with attentive listening to help clients move past stuck places and handle stressors more effectively.
How Allison’s approaches work for online sessions
Allison commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and a client-centered approach in her work. CBT focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and testing new responses to reduce anxiety or low mood. The client-centered stance prioritizes the client's perspective and uses listening to shape goals and next steps.She also uses EMDR for trauma-related issues when appropriate. EMDR involves guided recall paired with bilateral stimulation to help process distressing memories, which some people use when trauma or past events remain highly intrusive.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Allison works collaboratively to decide which methods to try based on a client's goals, symptoms, and preferences. She will review progress and adjust techniques as needed rather than committing to a single method up front.
Session formats are not listed in the supplied biography, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow quicker check-ins, or let people join when travel or location would otherwise be a barrier. Clients can discuss practical needs during the first meeting so sessions align with daily routines and goals.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with most often?
She works with anxiety, depression, stress, life transitions, ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma, parenting concerns, and related areas.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in sessions?
She uses CBT to help clients notice unhelpful thoughts, try different behaviors, and test what works. Sessions include thought tracking and behavioral experiments.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has 10 years of experience and has worked in adolescent and young adult outpatient care and with people involved in the criminal justice system.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor, practicing in Michigan.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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