About Johanna
Johanna Hong is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) who focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress, and the effects of trauma. She takes a practical, down-to-earth approach so people can feel heard and begin to find relief. Johanna works with adults and adapts therapy to each person’s situation and goals.
She draws from evidence-based therapeutic techniques to shape sessions that fit a person’s needs. That can mean learning concrete skills to calm panic, practicing new ways to respond to stress, or pacing work through painful memories.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to build tools for coping and to strengthen connection to what matters most. Johanna has five years of clinical experience and has worked with people facing burnout, depression, life transitions, and emotional disconnection. She is comfortable helping with anger, low self-esteem, and difficulties that arise after trauma.
Her background includes work with clients from diverse cultural backgrounds and those navigating major life changes. Her style is collaborative and nonjudgmental. She encourages practical homework between meetings and clear goals for progress.
Johanna emphasizes skills people can use outside sessions, like grounding strategies and problem-focused plans. Sessions can include short-term skill work or longer-term exploration depending on the person’s needs. Johanna practices in Washington and offers sessions in English for adults seeking help with anxiety, stress, and related concerns.
Evidence-based approaches and online options
Johanna uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional relief. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy explains how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and helps people try new responses to anxiety and panic. Mindfulness-based approaches teach simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and interrupt automatic reactions.Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide whether short-term skill building or a longer, exploratory path makes the most sense and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls work well when visual cues matter, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging suit quick check-ins or ongoing support between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or other responsibilities while keeping focus on practical tools for managing anxiety and life changes.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Washington
- Languages
- English
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