- Years in practice
- 32
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Utah
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Self esteem
- Focus
- Depression
About Janis
Janis Johnson is a licensed clinical social worker with 32 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. She brings a calm, listening approach and practical problem-solving to conversations about parenting strain and caregiver burnout. She draws on a mix of straightforward tools and reflective conversation.
Sessions focus on clear goals, small steps, and building skills to manage difficult feelings. Janis pays attention to how life roles - work, caregiving, and relationships - affect day-to-day functioning.
Background and approach
Her background includes years as a teacher, plus experience as a wife, mother, and grandmother, which inform a down-to-earth way of talking about family and parenting concerns. She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while helping people find what works for them. Janis uses methods that help people change patterns of thinking and behavior, notice automatic reactions, and try new ways of responding.
She also uses mindfulness and narrative approaches to help people make sense of hard experiences and reclaim a sense of purpose. Conversations with her are collaborative. Together a client and therapist set a clear plan, adjust it as needed, and track small gains.
The focus is on practical skills, stronger coping, and building confidence to handle future challenges.
What Janis works with
Everything Janis lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Janis helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Parenting issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
Approaches Janis lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- 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.
Approaches that fit online parenting and stress work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship so people can identify their own goals and solutions. It helps when someone needs a supportive space to talk through parenting strain or burnout.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It teaches practical skills such as activity planning, thought records, and behavior experiments to reduce anxiety and lift mood.
Mindfulness Therapy helps people notice their reactions without getting overwhelmed. Simple breathing and attention exercises can reduce reactivity and improve presence during stressful parenting moments.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist discusses options, tries methods together, and adjusts the plan based on what the client finds helpful. Goals, preferences, and everyday demands guide those decisions.
Online formats offer flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for skills practice and emotional work. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth or comfort with video is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging make brief check-ins and ongoing support easier between sessions. These options help people fit therapy around work, caregiving, and family life.
Questions people ask about Janis
What kinds of problems does Janis help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, compassion fatigue, parenting strain, and related concerns such as caregiver stress, divorce and separation, and mood disorders.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and collaborative, combining clear goal-setting with practical skills and reflective conversation to address everyday challenges.
How much experience does she have?
She has 32 years of clinical experience as a licensed psychotherapist, which includes work informed by roles as a teacher, parent, and grandparent.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds a Utah Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential (LCSW) and is based in Utah.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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