Chad Johnson
Positive, practical help for families
- Credentials
- LCMFT, LMFT
- Experience
- 19 years
- Licensed in
- Kansas, Missouri
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Chad
Chad Johnson is a licensed marriage and family therapist who uses respectful, practical methods to help families and parents find clearer paths forward. He draws on client-centered work to listen carefully, and on structured tools to help people make changes that stick. Chad keeps language simple and meetings focused on what matters right now.
He works from Missouri and brings 19 years of professional experience as a guide in sessions.
Background and approach
Chad begins by hearing each person’s story and what they want to be different. He puts that story into everyday terms and breaks goals into small, manageable steps. Sessions often include problem-solving techniques and ways to change unhelpful thinking.
He also uses motivational strategies to help people stay focused on change. When families face conflict, transitions, or struggles with stress and anxiety, Chad helps them unpack patterns and find new ways to respond. He is experienced with issues such as blended family adjustments, communication problems, fatherhood concerns, divorce and separation, and family of origin challenges.
He also supports people dealing with trauma, addictions, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. His style balances listening with practical action. Conversations are direct but empathetic, focused on workable changes for daily life.
Chad also uses narrative and solution-focused approaches to reshape harmful stories and build immediate strategies. Chad is licensed in both Kansas and Missouri as a marriage and family therapist - LCMFT and LMFT - and offers services in English. Parents and family members who prefer online formats can choose video, phone, chat, or text-based sessions.
How Chad’s Approaches Work Online
Chad uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy as core tools when working with parents and families online. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and helping people name what they need. It helps when someone needs clearer perspective and support during change. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses concrete exercises to reduce anxiety and improve problem solving.He also draws on motivational interviewing to help people find personal reasons to change and keep momentum. That approach is useful when someone feels stuck or unsure about next steps. Choosing the right mix of these methods is a collaborative process - the therapist will discuss options and tailor the plan to each family's goals, needs, and preferences.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy parents and families. Video sessions let people meet face to face from home, phone calls remove travel barriers, and chat or text give options for shorter check-ins or moments when speaking is difficult. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into real life and maintain steady progress over time.
Client-Centered Therapy
The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
Motivational Interviewing
A way of working through mixed feelings about change without being pushed. The therapist helps you weigh things up and find your own reasons, which often makes a difficult decision feel less stuck.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 19 years
- Licensed
- Kansas, Missouri
- Languages
- English
Next step
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