Jacquelyn Johnson , MD, LCPC

Jacquelyn Johnson, MD, LCPC, brings a compassionate, whole-person approach to therapy, helping people navigate depression, anxiety, trauma, and significant life transitions. She draws on evidence-based techniques to support clients through addiction, chronic health challenges, postpartum experiences, and attachment-related concerns, while remaining attentive to the ways shame, guilt, and systemic issues like prejudice and discrimination shape emotional life.

Her practice emphasizes self-love, clearer communication, and reconnecting with personal purpose. Jacquelyn has experience working with varied populations, including young adults, women, first responders, and older adults facing unique pressures. She aims to create an affirming environment where clients can explore difficult emotions, rebuild strengths, and chart meaningful change.

Trained in approaches that center the client and use practical skills, she walks alongside individuals as they manage grief, relationship struggles, anger, bipolar symptoms, and the stresses that accompany caregiving, chronic illness, or recovery from substance use. Her style is respectful and collaborative, honoring each person s background and goals while offering guidance grounded in clinical practice and genuine empathy.

Approaches That Guide Online Care

Jacquelyn Johnson integrates client-centered therapy to prioritize each person s experience, offering a supportive space where the client s goals and values shape the work and where progress moves at an individualized pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, which can be especially helpful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches practical skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and improved interpersonal effectiveness, useful for intense emotions, relationship strain, and trauma-related reactions.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Jacquelyn partners with clients to assess needs, preferences, and goals, adjusting methods over time so the plan fits each person s situation rather than applying a one-size-fits-all model.

Online sessions via video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make therapy more flexible and accessible for people balancing work, caregiving, health concerns, or mobility limits. These formats allow licensed professionals and therapists to deliver consistent support, convenient scheduling, and multiple ways to communicate that can fit varied comfort levels and daily routines.