- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
About Johanna
Johanna Anderson is an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - practicing in Georgia with five years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting and family concerns, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem.
Johanna uses approaches that center on emotions and present experience to help people understand recurring patterns. She draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside Client-Centered and Cognitive Behavioral ideas to help clients name difficult feelings and try new ways of relating. Sessions are collaborative and focused on practical steps people can use between meetings.
Her background includes work at a community clinic and a college counseling center. There she supported a wide range of people, from young children and teens to parents, couples, and individuals, on concerns such as attachment issues, blended family challenges, postpartum depression, and grief. That experience informs how she recognizes patterns that repeat across relationships.
Johanna often helps clients who are coping with life changes, ADHD, body image struggles, guilt and shame, isolation, or caregiver stress. She also works with young adults and people dealing with family-of-origin problems or disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD).
In sessions she aims for clear, goal-oriented conversations. Expect a mix of listening, reflection, and small experiments to test new ways of thinking and relating. The therapist treats clients as the experts on their lives and works together with them to set realistic next steps.
How Johanna Uses EFT and Related Approaches Online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on noticing and naming feelings that drive relationship patterns. It can help people and partners recognize what emotions lie behind repeated conflicts and learn new ways to connect. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and responding to the client's experience, giving space for people to set the pace and goals of their work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and introduces small experiments to change them.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Johanna treats this as a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and together decide which combination of EFT, client-centered listening, or CBT techniques fits best for the situation.
Session formats are not specified in the provided biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Many clients choose online sessions because they can fit meetings into a busy life, shorten travel time, and make it easier to maintain regular appointments. Online work also lets the therapist and client try exercises, check-ins, and skill-building between sessions to reinforce progress.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she support?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting issues, intimacy concerns, and self-esteem challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and emotion-focused. She listens, reflects, and works with clients to try practical steps between sessions.
What is her clinical background?
She has five years of therapy experience and has worked in a community clinic and a college counseling center supporting a wide range of clients.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LMFT licensed in Georgia and practices there.
Which languages does she use in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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