Sandra Johnson, LMFT, LPC

Sandra Johnson is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 22 years in mental health care. She focuses on how thoughts and everyday habits shape mood and behavior. Sandra uses clear, practical steps to help people feel steadier and handle day-to-day stress.

She often starts by looking at thought patterns and routines that keep problems going. That can include anxiety, depression, anger, grief, or difficulty with relationships and parenting. She also addresses trauma, addictions, ADHD, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem.

Sandra draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking. She blends that with client-centered listening and tools from mindfulness, dialectical behavior ideas, and solution-focused strategies. Sessions are collaborative and geared to what the person needs right now.

Her approach is practical and steady. Sandra helps people build daily habits that support coping and mood regulation. She also works on attachment concerns, body image, obsessions and compulsions, and young adult challenges.

Across her work she emphasizes small, manageable changes. The goal is to make emotional ups and downs easier to handle and to strengthen skills for tough moments. Sandra welcomes questions about the process and how it might fit into someone’s life.

How Sandra’s approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s experience. The therapist reflects concerns and priorities so people feel heard and can set the pace of change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses practical exercises to test and change unhelpful patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for regulating intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. Sandra will discuss goals and preferences and try methods that fit the person’s needs. If an approach isn’t working, she adjusts plans and suggests alternative techniques so the work stays useful and manageable.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know how sessions will be scheduled. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, offer shorter check-ins when needed, and allow working with a licensed professional without extra travel time. Discuss practical details with the therapist when you schedule to pick times and formats that suit your routine.