Sandra Johnson, LMFT, LPC

Compassionate, practical therapy for life’s challenges

About Sandra

Sandra Johnson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor with 22 years of experience in mental health care. She focuses on helping people untangle stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and the effects of trauma so they can feel more capable day to day.

Background and approach

Sandra uses straightforward, practical methods that look at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. She often draws from cognitive behavioral approaches to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different responses.

Mindfulness and skills from dialectical behavior therapy are added when emotion regulation and staying present are important. Many people come to Sandra for relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, or family problems.

She also works with those facing mood disorders, ADHD, compulsive behaviors, and recovery from past abuse. Sessions focus on clear steps clients can practice between meetings.

Sandra describes wellness as an ongoing process. She helps clients set realistic goals and checks progress collaboratively.

Therapy typically blends problem-solving with reflective conversation so people feel heard and leave with usable tools. Sessions are offered by a Louisiana-based clinician who brings two decades of experience to the work.

The approach is adaptable to each person’s needs, with attention to attachment, forgiveness, body image, impulsivity, and young adult issues when relevant.

How Sandra’s Approaches Work Online

Sandra commonly blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness in online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person’s perspective to build trust and guide goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and gives practical exercises to try between sessions. Mindfulness therapy teaches attention and breathing strategies to reduce reactivity and improve focus during stressful moments.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process and happens together. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. That collaborative rhythm makes it easier to test methods and find what fits each person’s situation.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer different conveniences. Video is useful for richer conversation and visual cues, while phone calls can work when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text let people check in between sessions or fit brief exchanges into a busy day. These options help make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into daily life.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?

Sandra helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, bipolar mood issues, ADHD, and related concerns like attachment and body image.

What is the overall therapy style and approach?

Sessions are practical and client-centered, often using cognitive behavioral methods alongside mindfulness and dialectical behavior strategies to teach concrete skills and shift unhelpful patterns.

How many years has she been practicing?

She brings 22 years of experience working in the mental health field, offering long-term clinical perspective and practical techniques developed over that time.

Which credentials and location are listed?

She holds LMFT and LPC credentials and provides services from Louisiana under those licensure designations.

Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are offered?

Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication needs.

How does pricing work for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are billed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working together?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 22 years
Licensed: Louisiana, Georgia
Languages: English