Karin Johnson

Karin Johnson is an LMSW with 21 years of clinical experience. She encourages people who feel stuck to take the first step toward change and offers a warm, empathic presence in sessions. Her style is relaxed and interactive so clients can feel heard without judgment.

She trained in social work at Arizona State University and completed a Master of Social Work at the University of Michigan. Over two decades she has supported people facing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, addictions, trauma, grief, anger, and issues with intimacy and self-esteem.

Karin uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral work, acceptance and commitment ideas, and dialectical behavior strategies to address thoughts and behaviors. She blends attachment-based and client-centered approaches to help people name patterns in relationships and build stronger skills. Sessions include discussion, skill practice, and take-home worksheets when helpful.

Her focus often includes parenting concerns, career stress, coping with life changes, ADHD-related struggles, and compassion fatigue among caregivers. She also works with concerns tied to abandonment, adoption and foster care backgrounds, chronic illness or pain, and family-of-origin issues.

Karin aims to set clear, manageable goals and to teach skills for communication, boundary setting, and emotional regulation. She offers guidance and resources so people can continue progress between sessions and build confidence to move forward.

How Karin’s approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small, committed steps toward them. It helps when anxiety, depression, or avoidance keep someone from living the life they want. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete techniques to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, mood issues, sleep problems, and anger. Attachment-Based Therapy helps people notice relationship patterns formed early in life and learn new ways of relating and setting boundaries when attachment wounds come up.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Karin will talk with each person about their goals, try out techniques in session, and adjust the plan based on what actually helps. She aims to match methods to a person's needs and preferences rather than using one fixed style.

The therapist's profile did not list specific session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around a job, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when those fit better into a schedule. Some formats also require less bandwidth or let people skip being on camera for a session. Discussing practical preferences during the first steps helps find a setup that fits everyday life.