Catherine Johnston, LPC

Catherine Johnston is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Michigan with 21 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping adults navigate stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship challenges, and grief. Catherine aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk about what feels overwhelming and start making practical changes.

She uses clear, hands-on approaches to support people through depression, trauma and abuse, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. Sessions emphasize learning coping skills, noticing patterns that cause pain, and building everyday habits that feel sustainable. Catherine also addresses career strain, compassion fatigue, and the stresses that come with caregiving and blended family situations.

Many clients come with concerns about control, codependency, or substance use. Catherine helps people understand how those patterns began and what small steps can reduce their hold. She also works with those facing divorce, separation, or the aftermath of domestic violence, focusing on safety and rebuilding a sense of agency.

Her work draws on evidence-based methods like cognitive behavioral strategies, acceptance and commitment ideas, and mindfulness practices. Motivational interviewing and a client-centered stance guide how she listens and plans change with each person. Catherine partners with people to set realistic goals and track progress in ways that fit everyday life.

To begin, visitors choose the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability. Sessions are conducted in English and reflect nearly a quarter century of direct practice helping adults through hard transitions.

How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test different behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. In practice this means tracking thoughts, trying small behavioral experiments, and reviewing what changed over the week.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on values and action. It helps people clarify what matters to them, accept uncomfortable feelings, and take steps that move them toward a meaningful life.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will work collaboratively to match methods to the client's goals, needs, and preferences and adjust as those needs evolve.

Confirm the specific online session options before booking to know which formats are currently available. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. It can also allow sessions to occur during a lunch break or after work so therapy fits into everyday life without major rearranging.