- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Self esteem
- Focus
- Career difficulties
About Allison
Allison Johnston is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan who helps parents and individuals manage stress, parenting challenges, anxiety, and life changes. She brings a calm, practical approach and focuses on building confidence in everyday problem solving. Sessions are straightforward and aimed at clear steps you can try between meetings.
Allison uses a client-centered style that puts the person’s goals first. She pairs that with cognitive behavioral ideas to help spot and change unhelpful thoughts and patterns.
Background and approach
She also draws on mindfulness and narrative methods to help people reframe difficult experiences and find steadier ways to cope. Her background includes work in adolescent and young adult outpatient counseling and experience with people involved in the criminal justice system. Over about ten years she has supported people facing depression, anxiety, addictions, and trauma.
She also focuses on parenting concerns, adoption and foster care, postpartum struggles, and caregiver stress. In a session Allison emphasizes clear communication and practical skills. She helps clients break problems into manageable steps and practices new ways of thinking and behaving.
Goal setting is collaborative so parents can prioritize what matters most right now. Allison offers phone, video, live chat, and text-based messaging sessions. Conversations are paced to fit busy family life and to fit into weekdays or brief windows when parents have time.
She guides people through the process of starting therapy and matches methods to individual needs.
What Allison works with
Everything Allison lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Allison helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Adoption and foster care
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Allison lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Allison applies methods online
Allison commonly uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy in online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, reflecting, and helping clients set their own goals; it helps people feel heard and figure out what they want to change. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at how thoughts affect actions and mood and teaches concrete strategies to shift both, which can help with anxiety, depression, and parenting stress.She approaches finding the right method as a team effort. Early sessions involve checking in on what matters to the client, trying an approach for a few weeks, and adjusting based on what feels useful. The therapist and client decide together whether to emphasize thought work, skills practice, mindfulness, or storytelling about past events.
Online formats make therapy more flexible for busy parents. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging let clients send updates, ask quick questions, or have shorter check-ins between longer sessions. These options help therapy fit around work, school runs, and caregiving duties.
Questions people ask about Allison
What concerns does Allison commonly address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting issues, ADHD, addictions, trauma, and related concerns like postpartum depression and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her work blends a client-centered approach with cognitive behavioral techniques and elements of mindfulness and narrative work to make sessions practical and focused.
What is her professional background?
Allison has about ten years of clinical experience, including adolescent and young adult outpatient counseling and work with people involved in the criminal justice system.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Michigan.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Allison offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are sessions billed or paid for?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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