Allison Johnston

Allison Johnston is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan who helps people facing anxiety, depression, stress, and eating and food-related concerns. She focuses on clear, practical steps that make daily life easier. Allison aims to build trust so people feel comfortable talking about what matters most to them.

Allison draws on ten years of counseling work with adolescents and young adults, and with people who have been involved in the criminal justice system. Her training covered corrections, substance abuse, career counseling, and child and adolescent care. That mix informs how she approaches problems in the room.

Her style is person-centered, which means she pays close attention to each person’s goals and values. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people spot and change unhelpful thinking and behavior. Sessions are practical and focused on building coping skills and problem-solving confidence.

Allison has helped people through life transitions, relationship concerns, addictive behaviors, trauma, parenting stress, and mood issues like bipolar disorder and depression. She works on issues such as body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and sleep problems as well.

She understands taking the first step can feel hard. Allison aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be talked through. She supports clients as they practice new skills and try different ways of handling challenges.

How Allison’s Approaches Translate Online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening carefully and following what matters most to the person. It helps when someone needs a supportive space to talk through problems and clarify goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches straightforward tools to notice patterns of thinking and change behaviors that get in the way; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, known as EMDR, is a method used to address traumatic memories by working through distressing images and sensations with a structured process.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Allison will talk with each person about their needs and goals and will adjust methods based on what feels helpful. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules demand it. It also makes it possible to continue regular work on skills between appointments. Licensed professionals can adapt person-centered conversations, CBT exercises, and EMDR-informed processes to an online setting, and Allison will help decide what works best for each person.