About Johanna
Johanna Anderson is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in Georgia. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, parenting challenges, grief, and trauma.
Background and approach
She also supports people facing self-esteem concerns, intimacy issues, ADHD-related challenges, and life transitions. Johanna keeps things straightforward and collaborative in sessions.
She listens first, then works with each person to set clear, manageable goals. Sessions focus on practical steps that fit daily life rather than long lists of therapies to follow.
Her background includes a Bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Studies from UNC-Greensboro and a Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Lee University. Over five years she has practiced in a community clinic and a college counseling center, gaining experience with a range of presenting concerns and age groups.
In therapy she draws on approaches like Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Internal Family Systems. These methods shape conversations about feelings, patterns, and practical changes clients can try between sessions.
Johanna aims to make starting therapy less intimidating. She frames the work as a partnership where clients bring their knowledge of their lives and she offers skills, structure, and support.
Many clients find that small, steady changes lead to clearer thinking and more satisfying relationships.
How Johanna’s Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters most to you. It helps people clarify feelings and priorities so they can make choices that match their values.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It teaches simple tools to challenge unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors for anxiety, depression, and stress.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people understand how emotions shape relationships and bonds. It is useful when relational patterns or attachment worries create repeated conflict or distance.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Johanna will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and the problems they want to solve. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction when discussing sensitive or relational issues. Phone sessions can fit a short check-in or work around hectic schedules. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to share updates between sessions or reach out when a quick coping strategy is needed. These options let people access care that fits their day-to-day life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also works with
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English