Catherine Johnston is a licensed professional counselor with 21 years of clinical experience in Michigan.
01About Catherine
Catherine Johnston is a licensed professional counselor with 21 years of clinical experience in Michigan. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and relationship concerns. Her style is straightforward and compassionate, aimed at helping people find practical ways to move forward.
Catherine uses a mix of approaches to meet each person where they are. She helps people notice unhelpful patterns and try small changes that add up. Many clients come for help with grief, trauma, self-esteem, or the strain of caregiving and blended family challenges.
Background and approach
Sessions are paced to fit what a person needs that week. Catherine often combines gentle mindfulness exercises with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to manage worrying thoughts and strong emotions. Motivational interviewing is used when someone needs to build motivation for change, such as around substance use or lifestyle shifts.
She also supports people dealing with intimacy and sexual concerns, anger, career stress, and compassion fatigue. Work often includes skill building for communication, boundaries, and coping with life transitions. Catherine focuses on practical steps and clearer thinking rather than labels.
Over two decades of practice have shaped a calm, accepting approach that still aims for measurable progress. People who choose her often want steady support while they try new ways of handling old problems. If someone prefers a direct, steady therapist who mixes evidence-based tools with a person-centered tone, Catherine may be a good fit.
02Credentials
- LPC (Michigan)
- License 6401008984 · expires July 2028
- NPI
- 1700920295 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Catherine lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Catherine names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Catherine names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and managing strong emotions by teaching clear, practical skills. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on values and taking meaningful action even when uncomfortable feelings are present. It can help with stress, avoidance, and building a life you care about.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Catherine collaborates with each person to pick which methods to try first and adjusts as progress is made. That means trying tools, checking what helps, and shifting strategies based on goals and personal preferences.
Online formats make regular work easier to fit into life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick reflections, between-session coaching, or ongoing encouragement. These options help keep therapy consistent and flexible across a busy week.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Catherine commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, trauma and related problems like self-esteem and caregiver stress.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is person-centered and practical, blending mindfulness, cognitive techniques, and motivational interviewing to help people make manageable changes.
How much experience does she bring?
She has 21 years of clinical experience working with adults across a wide range of life challenges and transitions.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Michigan.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to get started?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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