About Lisa
Lisa Johnson is a licensed professional counselor in South Dakota with 20 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, and big life changes. Lisa starts by listening to each person's story and looking for their strengths.
She uses straightforward, practical methods in sessions. Conversations often focus on identifying patterns that increase stress or conflict. Then she and the client try small, doable changes to improve daily life and relationships.
Background and approach
Lined up with a client-centered outlook, Lisa pays close attention to each person's goals and preferences. She blends that perspective with cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. When trauma or abuse is part of the concern, she integrates trauma-focused approaches to address painful memories and reactions.
Sessions tend to be collaborative and paced to what feels manageable. Lisa helps people work through communication problems, guilt or shame, issues around forgiveness, and symptoms of post-traumatic stress. She aims to make steps toward relief clear and practical.
If someone is considering online care, Lisa offers multiple formats so people can pick what fits their life. She supports parents and individuals who want concrete tools for coping and clearer relationships.
Therapeutic approaches for online support and change
Lisa Johnson commonly combines client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy in online sessions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening carefully and following the client's lead, helping people build on their strengths and set goals that matter to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety and change unhelpful patterns.She also uses Trauma-Focused Therapy when past hurt affects current life. That approach helps people process painful memories and learn ways to reduce strong reactions so daily routines and relationships feel safer and more manageable. Together, these methods aim to make progress that fits each person's pace and needs.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk through options and tailor methods based on a client's goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. This is a collaborative process where the client helps steer decisions about focus and pace.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care flexible. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversation time. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick reflections, brief support between meetings, and for people who prefer typed communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, parenting, and busy schedules.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- South Dakota
- Languages
- English