Therapist profile

Charlie Johnson, LCSW

Utah

Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Family and parenting issues

About

ACT and CBT methods
Attachment-informed work
Parenting support

About Charlie

Charlie Johnson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Utah with 11 years of experience. He works with adults on problems that touch family life, including stress, parenting strain, relationship tension, grief, and issues linked to trauma and addiction.

He uses clear, direct conversation to help people sort what matters most at home. Sessions focus on concrete coping strategies for anxiety, sleeping or eating difficulties, anger, and low self-esteem. He also helps people facing life changes such as caregiving, adoption and foster care questions, or chronic illness in the household.

Before private practice, he worked as a social worker in the public sector. That work included Drug Court, Juvenile Courts, and Juvenile Justice Services. Those roles shaped how he approaches safety, boundaries, and practical problem-solving with clients.

Charlie draws from several established methods in his sessions. He uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify patterns of thought and behavior. He blends acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify values and take manageable steps. Attachment-informed work informs how he talks about closeness, separation, and communication in family relationships.

Sessions are straightforward and focused on what the client brings that week. People can expect a mix of talk, skills practice, and planning for the week ahead. He works in English and practices in Utah.

How sessions work

How his approaches translate to online work

Charlie commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based ideas in sessions. ACT focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking small, value-driven steps despite difficult thoughts or feelings. Attachment-based work looks at patterns of closeness and separation to improve communication and emotional responses in family relationships.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. He will review your concerns and goals with you and then suggest which tools and methods to try first. Over a few sessions you and he adjust focus based on what helps most for your everyday life at home.

Confirm the specific session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into busy routines, shorten travel time, and allow for straightforward check-ins between appointments. Therapists who work online also often use short skills practice and between-session planning to help clients apply changes during the week.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse Depression

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsGrief Intimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesCancerChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependency Commitment issues Communication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separation Domestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgiveness Guilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWorkplace issues Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

11+ years

Listed in

Utah

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of family and parenting concerns does he address?

He helps with parenting stress, blended family issues, adoption and foster care questions, communication problems, and parenting-related grief or burnout.

How would you describe his therapeutic style?

He works in a practical, conversational way using CBT, ACT, and attachment ideas to identify patterns and build small, usable skills.

How much experience does he have with trauma and addiction?

He has 11 years of experience and draws on public-sector work with Drug Court, Juvenile Courts, and Juvenile Justice Services.

What credential does he hold and where does he practice?

He is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) licensed in Utah and practices there.

Does he offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. He does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Confirm current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin the process?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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