- Years in practice
- 21
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Catherine
Catherine Johnston is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan with 21 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping adults manage stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, depression, and parenting-related struggles. Her work centers on practical steps people can use right away to feel steadier and more in control.
She uses straightforward methods to build self-understanding and stronger coping skills. Sessions often look at patterns that keep someone stuck and then test small changes to see what helps.
Background and approach
Catherine emphasizes clear goals so progress is easy to notice between visits. Her background includes long-term work with people facing trauma, grief, relationship strain, and compassion fatigue. She also supports those dealing with communication problems, codependency, and caregiving stress.
That experience informs how she helps clients reconnect with strengths they already have. Catherine draws on approaches that combine acceptance, mindfulness, and practical behavior change. She encourages self-compassion while also using hands-on strategies to shift thinking and routines.
The aim is steady, realistic change rather than quick fixes. Clients can expect a calm, respectful space where they direct the priorities. Catherine helps people sort what matters most, try new responses, and adapt plans as life changes.
Her style is collaborative, clear, and focused on usable tools.
What Catherine works with
Everything Catherine lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Catherine helps people with.
- 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
Approaches Catherine lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Catherine’s approaches translate to online therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on changing unhelpful thinking and behavior. It breaks problems into small steps and tests new ways of responding to stress or anxiety. This approach can help with mood, parenting challenges, and coping with cravings or addictive patterns.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, uses mindfulness and values to guide change. It helps people accept difficult thoughts while still taking meaningful action toward what matters. That can be useful for managing worry, grief, and ongoing life changes.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. Catherine will talk with each person about goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust plans if something isn’t working. The process is collaborative and focused on what helps in day-to-day life.
Online sessions give practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face work and teaching of skills. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or work when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for quick check-ins, homework support, or when writing out thoughts feels easier than speaking. Those options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent with a busy routine.
Questions people ask about Catherine
What concerns can Catherine help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, parenting concerns, grief, trauma and relationship difficulties among other areas.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach blends acceptance, mindfulness, client-centered listening, and practical behavior change so sessions are both reflective and action oriented.
How much experience does she have?
Catherine has 21 years of clinical experience working with adults through life transitions, trauma, and ongoing stressors.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in Michigan and is a Licensed Professional Counselor, abbreviated LPC.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and 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.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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