Therapist profile
Johnna Turnage, LPC, LPCC
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - Family and stress
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- Stress and anxiety
- Family concerns
- CBT and EFT methods
About Johnna
Johnna Turnage is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPC) licensed in Tennessee and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) licensed in Kentucky with 20 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, family concerns, grief, depression, and coping with life changes. Johnna often supports people facing caregiver strain, blended family tensions, and midlife transitions.
She draws on straightforward conversation and active listening to help people sort through immediate problems. Sessions tend to focus on practical steps, shifting thinking patterns, and identifying small changes that reduce daily stress. Johnna uses goal-focused work when people want clearer next steps.
Her background includes school guidance counseling, college advising, individual and group counseling, and counseling related to substance issues and non-medical military family life. That mix shapes a flexible approach that combines talking, problem solving, and skills practice. She has worked with a wide range of ages and backgrounds over two decades.
In sessions she leans on client-centered principles to follow each person’s concerns. She also uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused therapy to address thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Motivational interviewing can come in when someone wants to change behaviors and needs help getting started.
People who come for family-related stress often work on boundaries, communication patterns, and coping strategies. Those facing grief or life transitions commonly practice coping skills and plan manageable next steps. Johnna encourages clear, achievable goals and checks progress frequently.
How sessions work
Approaches used in online sessions
Johnna commonly draws on client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in her work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s concerns so they set the pace and topics. It helps when someone needs space to understand their feelings and priorities. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behavior and introduces specific techniques to change unhelpful patterns.She also uses elements of emotionally-focused therapy when relationships and attachment issues come up. EFT helps identify interaction patterns and the emotions beneath them, which can be useful for someone focused on family-related conflict or connection. Motivational interviewing is used at times to support behavior change by clarifying a person’s own reasons for changing.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and select methods that fit those needs. This is a collaborative process where strategies are adjusted based on what helps most.
Please confirm which digital session formats are offered before booking, since the biography does not list specific formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy day, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins, or remove the need to be on camera if that suits someone better.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Tennessee, Kentucky
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family issues does she help with?
She helps people dealing with family problems such as blended family issues, caregiving stress, divorce and separation, and general family conflict.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a conversational, client-centered style with practical techniques from CBT, EFT, and solution-focused work to address thinking patterns and behaviors.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience in school guidance, college advising, individual and group counseling, and work related to substance issues and military family life.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPC in Tennessee and an LPCC in Kentucky. Her practice is based in Tennessee.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session formats before booking as the biography does not specify which formats are used.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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