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Karin Johnson

Therapist focused on practical family support

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Credentials
LMSW
Experience
21 years
Licensed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Karin

Karin Johnson is a licensed master social worker (LMSW) with 21 years of clinical experience. She welcomes people who are ready to make a change and offers steady, practical support. Karin works from Michigan and conducts sessions in English for both local and international clients.

Her manner is warm, empathic, and nonjudgmental. She keeps sessions relaxed and interactive so clients can speak honestly. Karin focuses on everyday skills like clearer communication, setting healthy boundaries, and managing stress and strong emotions.

Background and approach

Her background includes social work training at Arizona State University and a Master of Social Work from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Over two decades she has worked with individuals, couples, families, and groups across a range of life situations. That experience informs a flexible, straightforward approach to problems.

Karin draws on several therapy methods to match a client’s needs. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also incorporates acceptance-based ideas and attachment-focused work to help with relationships and long-standing patterns.

Sessions often include practical tools, worksheets, and skill-building exercises to practice between meetings. Karin aims to help clients feel more capable and confident as they navigate relationship challenges, parenting concerns, mood issues, addictions, grief, trauma, and major life changes.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, while focusing on actions that matter to them. It is useful when someone wants to live by their values despite stress or painful emotions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) works by identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. It often includes practical exercises and homework to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and solve specific problems.

Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape current patterns in family and intimate relationships. It can help people improve closeness, trust, and communication with partners and family members.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they will try methods that fit the person’s needs and adjust as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy family schedules, continue work while traveling, or stay connected from Michigan or abroad. Licensed professionals can guide skill practice, provide worksheets, and check in between live sessions using the communication methods that work best for each person.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
Karin works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting, relationship and family problems, and work or life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm, empathic, and interactive. Clients can expect practical skill-building, clear communication practice, and gentle problem solving during sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 21 years of professional experience and has worked with individuals, couples, families, and groups across many life stages.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds a Licensed Master Social Worker credential - MI LMSW 6801064386 - and practices from Michigan.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients may be seen.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies 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 schedule sessions based on the therapist's listed availability.

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Experience
21 years
Licensed
Michigan
Languages
English

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