Audrey Johnsen

Audrey Johnsen is an LCSW in Colorado with 15 years of clinical experience. She has supported young adults in higher education and worked as a medical social worker in hospital settings. She lists concerns she commonly helps people with such as stress, anxiety, career questions, grief, end-of-life and hospice matters, caregiving challenges, relationship concerns, and life purpose.

Her background includes a Bachelor of Social Work from Gordon College and a Master of Social Work from the University of Denver. Those roles gave her direct experience with medical crises, patients facing serious illness, and families navigating caregiving demands. That work informs how she frames choices and goals in later sessions.

In sessions she uses client-centered ideas alongside cognitive behavioral and solution-focused techniques. She helps people identify practical steps, test small changes, and reassess what works. She also draws on motivational interviewing to support people who are unsure about change or feeling stuck.

Audrey helps people tackle common life stressors such as parenting strain, midlife questions, financial stress, isolation, and career transitions. She also supports concerns tied to chronic illness, aging and geriatric issues, fertility, and forgiveness. She lists life purpose among her focus areas and will work with clients who want to clarify values and direction.

Sessions are conducted in English. She does not accept international clients. Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

How her approaches shape online sessions

Audrey commonly uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral techniques in session. Client-centered work means she listens closely to what matters to the person and uses that as the basis for deciding what to work on. Cognitive behavioral methods focus on noticing patterns of thought and behavior, then testing small changes to reduce stress or anxiety and improve daily functioning.

She also draws on solution-focused ideas and motivational interviewing to support people who want clear, short-term goals or who feel unsure about change. Solution-focused work breaks goals into concrete next steps. Motivational interviewing helps people explore and strengthen their own reasons for change. Together these approaches are used collaboratively to find the best fit for a person’s needs and goals.

Confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work and family obligations, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. During the first interactions she will help decide which combination of approaches and session structure best fits practical constraints and the client’s goals.