- Years in practice
- 15
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Colorado, North Dakota
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Self esteem
- Focus
- Coaching
About Audrey
Audrey Johnsen is an LCSW based in Colorado with 15 years of experience. She focuses on practical support for people handling stress, anxiety, career concerns, grief, and parenting challenges. Her style is warm and straightforward and aims to make starting therapy feel manageable for a busy life.
She spent years working in higher education with young adults and in hospitals as a medical social worker. That background shaped how she helps people navigate medical crises, hospice and end-of-life issues, and caregiver strain.
Background and approach
She also supports people facing chronic illness, fertility concerns, and life transitions. Sessions emphasize clear goals and small steps. Audrey blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused planning.
She helps people identify unhelpful thoughts, try different behaviors, and build realistic action plans that fit daily life. She uses motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change and stay engaged. That approach pairs well with short-term skill building for stress, depression, and relationship concerns.
Audrey encourages practical, testable changes rather than long talks that go nowhere. People working with her can expect a collaborative, respectful relationship. She supports conversations about family roles, parenting pressures, career decisions, and life purpose.
Her experience in medical settings also informs how she helps patients and caregivers cope with illness and loss. Audrey offers sessions in English and works with people across a wide range of concerns, including aging and caregiver stress, chronic pain, isolation, and money worries. She presents options clearly so clients can choose what feels most useful for their situation.
What Audrey works with
Everything Audrey lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Audrey helps people with.
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Postpartum depression
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Audrey lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- 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.
Combining practical therapies for online care
Client-centered therapy starts by listening to what matters to you and shaping goals from your priorities. It helps when someone needs an empathic space to talk through parenting pressures, grief, or life transitions.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Audrey uses simple CBT tools to identify unhelpful thinking and practice new behaviors for stress, anxiety, and mood challenges.
Motivational interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change and build small, sustainable steps. It works well alongside solution-focused planning when someone wants clear next actions toward a goal like career change or improved self-esteem.
Choosing the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Audrey treats that as a collaborative process and will help you decide which methods fit your needs, goals, and preferences. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan as momentum builds or life shifts.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and skill practice while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for brief check-ins, homework, or when a shorter touchpoint fits a busy day. These options offer flexibility so therapy can fit around caregiving, work, and daily life.
Questions people ask about Audrey
What concerns does Audrey help with?
She helps people managing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting pressures, career challenges, and relationship issues. Additional focus areas include caregiver stress, chronic illness, aging concerns, and life purpose.
What is Audrey's therapeutic style?
Her style combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral and solution-focused techniques. She focuses on setting clear goals and trying small, practical steps that fit into everyday life.
What is her background and experience?
She has 15 years of experience working in higher education and hospital settings as a medical social worker. That work informs her approach to medical crises, hospice, and caregiver needs.
What credentials and location does she hold?
She is an LCSW licensed in North Dakota and Colorado and practices from Colorado. Education details are part of her background in social work.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats let people choose what fits their schedule and communication comfort.
How are sessions paid for and what is the cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Specific pricing depends on the subscription plan selected.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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