Catherine Johnston , LPC

Catherine Johnston is a Michigan-based licensed therapist with more than two decades of clinical experience supporting adults through complex life challenges. She holds the LPC credential, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, and applies a compassionate, strengths-based perspective to help people navigate transitions, relationship concerns, and personal growth.

Her clinical focus includes treatment for depression, anxiety, substance use concerns, domestic violence recovery, relationship dynamics, and self-esteem issues. She emphasizes empowering individuals to deepen self-understanding, process past experiences, and develop practical strategies that support lasting change.

Her practice is rooted in a supportive, nonjudgmental approach where exploration of difficult emotions, development of healthier coping skills, and reconnection with personal strengths are central. She works with adults facing life transitions, interpersonal challenges, and those seeking greater emotional resilience, bringing clinical expertise and compassionate guidance to each therapeutic process.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take committed action toward those values. It focuses on accepting difficult thoughts and feelings while building a meaningful life, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping with stress by developing actionable strategies and problem-solving techniques.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an empathetic, nonjudgmental relationship in which the therapist supports the individual's self-exploration and growth. This approach is helpful for building self-esteem, improving interpersonal relationships, and processing emotional pain.

Determining the best approach is a collaborative process. Catherine Johnston works with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and adapts methods so therapy aligns with what feels most helpful for the individual.

Online sessions via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexibility for people with busy schedules, mobility limitations, or those who prefer remote care. These options make it easier to fit therapy into daily life while preserving continuity of support from licensed professionals and therapists.