About Johanna
Johanna Paz is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, low self-esteem, and depression. She speaks English and Spanish and brings six years of clinical experience to each conversation. Johanna aims to create a calm space where people can speak honestly about what they are feeling.
She emphasizes practical support and steady encouragement as people work toward change. Her sessions focus on coping with life changes and recovering from trauma and abuse.
Background and approach
Johanna offers straightforward tools for managing anxious thoughts and reducing daily stress. She also addresses related concerns like communication problems, guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose and self-love. In conversations she encourages people to name what matters most and set small, manageable goals.
She balances active listening with practical suggestions so clients can try new ways of handling difficult situations. The work is paced to each person’s needs and comfort level. Johanna’s background includes six years of professional practice as a California LMFT - licensed marriage and family therapist.
Her bilingual skills make it possible to hold sessions in English or Spanish. She uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to meet people where they are. People often contact her when anxiety or stress feels overwhelming or when an important life change requires new coping strategies.
Johanna helps clients build confidence, manage symptoms, and move toward a more hopeful daily routine.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Johanna uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that center on helping people manage anxiety and recover from trauma. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing them with small behavioral steps; this helps reduce anxious reactions and build more reliable routines. Another approach emphasizes grounding and stabilization skills to reduce distress after trauma, teaching short exercises people can use when they feel overwhelmed.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to your goals, try a method, and adjust based on what helps most. This collaborative process means techniques are tailored to your needs, pace, and preferences rather than applied the same way for everyone.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a camera feels like too much. Live chat and text messaging let people check in between sessions or handle shorter updates and reflections. These options provide flexibility for fitting therapy into busy lives and for continuing care across different situations.
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- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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