Janis Johnson, LCSW

Janis Johnson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Utah with 32 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, parenting strain, compassion fatigue, and life transitions. Sessions address practical coping, motivation, and emotional regulation rather than brief platitudes.

Janis draws on client-centered therapy to listen carefully and follow each person's lead. She uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help identify unhelpful thinking and try small behavior changes. Mindfulness and narrative methods are used to slow down, notice patterns, and reframe difficult memories and stories.

Her background includes roles as a wife, teacher, mother, and grandmother, and she brings those life experiences into how she talks about caregiving and parenting stress. Janis has worked with people facing trauma, mood disorders, compassion fatigue, and challenges like divorce, family of origin issues, and isolation.

Sessions typically focus on clear goals and practical steps. Janis emphasizes listening, respect, and sensitivity while helping clients set achievable plans. She encourages short experiments in thinking and behavior and checks progress each visit.

People reach out for help with overwhelmed caregiving responsibilities, coping after separation, managing money-related stress, or dealing with Seasonal Affective Disorder and pregnancy-related emotional changes. Janis also supports those navigating recovery after traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress.

How Janis Uses CBT, Client-Centered Work, and Mindfulness Online