Janis Johnson

Janis Johnson is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - based in Utah with 32 years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Janis also lists parenting and compassion fatigue among her main concerns. She works with people who are questioning what comes next and who want clearer direction in daily life.

Janis draws on client-centered therapy to make sessions feel conversational and respectful. She uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. Mindfulness and narrative techniques are part of her work when clients want to learn present-moment skills or reframe difficult stories from their past.

Her background includes roles as a teacher, parent, spouse, and grandparent, and she brings that life experience into clinical conversations. Janis listens for how problems show up day to day, and she helps people set practical steps they can try between sessions. Her style is steady and straightforward, focused on small, doable changes.

Janis also addresses caregiver stress, divorce and separation, family of origin issues, money concerns, mood disorders, trauma-related difficulties, and pregnancy or postpartum challenges. She notes additional work with social anxiety, isolation, impulsivity, self-harm, and traumatic brain injury.

Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session using the online therapy options button. Sessions are conducted in English and Janis does not accept international clients.

How Janis uses therapeutic methods in online sessions

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the client. It helps people feel heard and clarifies what they want to change. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers concrete exercises to test new behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, low mood, and difficulties with motivation.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Janis will discuss what feels most useful and try methods together to see what fits the client's goals and preferences. That collaborative process helps shape session focus and homework between meetings.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people use video when they want face-to-face contact or choose audio for sessions that need less bandwidth. Ask about formats during the matching questionnaire so session arrangements match everyday life and practical needs.