- CBT methods
- Client-centered work
- Trauma-focused care
About Lisa
Lisa Johnson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in South Dakota with 20 years of experience. She works with people coping with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, parenting strains, and life changes. Lisa also addresses communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and post-traumatic stress.
She works from a belief that each person knows their story best. Sessions focus on practical steps and the client’s strengths. Conversations are direct and plain, aimed at clarifying what feels most urgent and workable in daily life.
Her background includes long-term clinical practice with people facing trauma and ongoing stress. Lisa uses approaches that help identify unhelpful thinking and build clearer patterns of action. She also spends time listening for family, faith, and relationship threads that keep guilt or shame active.
In session she helps people name specific feelings, test unhelpful assumptions, and try small behavior changes. With parenting concerns she helps parents talk through pressure points and communication strategies that reduce conflict. For trauma-related concerns she combines focused attention on memory and response patterns with ways to manage triggers in the moment.
People can expect straightforward conversation that highlights what is working and what to change. The pace is set by the person in therapy, with choices about skills practice, reflective work, or talking through difficult events. Lisa encourages realistic steps people can use between sessions.
How her approaches work for online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on hearing the person’s experience and following what they say matters most. It helps people clarify feelings and priorities and is useful when shame or guilt feels tangled with relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep distress going and introduces practical experiments to test new ways of thinking or acting. It is commonly used for anxiety, guilt-driven thinking, and stress. Trauma-Focused Therapy directs attention to how past harms affect current reactions and teaches strategies to reduce flashbacks and intense responses.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which combination of client-centered listening, CBT techniques, or trauma-focused tools fits their needs, goals, and preferences. That decision can change as progress is made.
Confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit work or family life around appointments, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and reduce travel time. Many people find remote sessions help sustain regular follow-up and practice of skills between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
South Dakota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and post-traumatic stress.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses client-centered conversation alongside techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and trauma-focused work to name feelings, test unhelpful thoughts, and try practical changes. Sessions aim to make those feelings clearer and more manageable in day-to-day life.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of professional experience working clinically with people facing trauma, anxiety, stress, relationship strain, and parenting challenges.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in South Dakota and practices from that state.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.