- Years in practice
- 14
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Stefanie
Stefanie Johnson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Wisconsin with 14 years of experience in mental health. She focuses on practical, straightforward care and aims to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and parenting challenges. Her style is warm and direct, and she prefers to guide conversations rather than simply give advice.
She has worked in many settings, including inpatient hospital care, intensive outpatient programs, in-home therapy, case management, and outpatient counseling.
Background and approach
That range exposed her to a wide variety of issues and levels of difficulty. Those experiences shaped how she approaches complex trauma, PTSD, mood disorders, and severe mental illness alongside everyday concerns like grief, anger, and relationship strain. Stefanie’s work draws on client-centered principles and cognitive behavioral methods.
She also uses techniques from dialectical behavior therapy and mindfulness. For trauma work she employs Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR. The goal is to pick tools that fit each person’s situation rather than rely on a single method.
Her background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and a Master’s degree in Educational Psychology - Community Counseling from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She also spent time as a case manager with the Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare and has personal experience with mental health struggles in her family, which informs her empathy and perspective.
Stefanie values steady, realistic progress. She emphasizes coping skills, communication, and self-compassion. Parents seeking help with stress, family conflict, postpartum concerns, or parenting strain may find her approach practical and relatable.
What Stefanie works with
Everything Stefanie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Stefanie helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Mood disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Stefanie lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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 Stefanie’s Approaches Work Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person's experience and building a respectful, collaborative relationship so goals are set by the client and the therapist listens and reflects. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns, which helps with anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, emphasizes skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening communication, useful for mood instability and strong interpersonal stress.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Stefanie will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and recommend which methods to try first. The plan can change over time as progress is made and new priorities emerge, and she aims to collaborate on each step.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited transportation. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when preferred, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging lets someone send reflections or questions between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into real life and keep continuity while working toward clearer coping and better communication.
Questions people ask about Stefanie
What concerns does Stefanie commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, relationship and family problems, grief, anger, and mood disorders including bipolar.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and direct. She guides conversations to help people find coping strategies rather than simply giving advice.
What kind of clinical background does she have?
She has 14 years of experience across inpatient, intensive outpatient, in-home, case management, and outpatient settings, working with a range of severity from everyday stress to complex trauma and serious mental illness.
What credentials and location are listed for Stefanie?
She holds the Licensed Professional Counselor credential, LPC, in Wisconsin and practices from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not accepted.
What session formats are available with her?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to allow flexible ways to connect.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps start the process of working together?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on the therapist's availability.
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