- Years in practice
- 5
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Johanna
Johanna Anderson is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in Georgia. She focuses on parenting concerns along with stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship difficulties. Parents often seek her help for attachment questions, blended family challenges, and managing the daily strain of caregiving.
She takes a straightforward, collaborative approach. Sessions are grounded in empathy and practical problem solving. Johanna treats each person as the expert in their life and helps them find workable steps forward.
Background and approach
Her work draws on Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful patterns and build new ways of coping. She also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy techniques to address closeness and connection, and solution-focused strategies for immediate practical change. Johanna earned a Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Studies from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2016.
She completed a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from Lee University in 2019 and holds a Georgia Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist credential (GA LMFT). Over five years of clinical experience include roles in a community clinic and a college counseling center.
Those settings shaped her work with people facing grief, trauma, postpartum depression, ADHD, self-harm urges, and identity or body-image concerns. She offers a calm, steady presence and helps clients break large problems into manageable steps. Johanna encourages people who are worried about parenting or relationship stress to reach out and start with a simple conversation.
She focuses on realistic goals and on building skills that fit busy lives.
What Johanna works with
Everything Johanna lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Johanna helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Young adult issues
Approaches Johanna lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How talk therapy and approach choices work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building trust so a person can make choices that feel right. It helps when someone needs space to sort feelings and decide next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with anxiety, low mood, and parenting stress.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about your goals, what feels most urgent, and what methods you prefer. From there Johanna will suggest strategies and adjust them as you try things and give feedback, so the plan stays practical and collaborative.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which makes fitting therapy into a busy family schedule easier. Video works well for deeper conversations and emotion-focused work, phone can be good when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging fits quick check-ins or brief coaching between sessions. These options let people choose what matches their rhythm and needs.
Questions people ask about Johanna
What kinds of concerns does Johanna address?
Her practice covers stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, trauma and grief, self-esteem, ADHD, and related issues such as attachment and blended family challenges.
How does she approach therapy with clients?
She uses a collaborative, empathic style that combines Client-Centered listening with practical methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and solution-focused work to set achievable goals.
What is her clinical background and experience?
Johanna has five years of clinical experience, including work in a community clinic and a college counseling center supporting a wide range of concerns and ages.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds a Georgia Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist credential (GA LMFT) and is located in Georgia.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available with her?
Therapy can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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