About Lisa
Lisa Johnson is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) based in South Dakota with 20 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are under stress or managing anxiety and the ripple effects those issues cause in daily life. Her approach is practical and straightforward, aimed at making the first steps easier for someone who is worried or overwhelmed.
She works from the idea that each person knows their story best.
Background and approach
Sessions begin by listening closely and identifying strengths that can help move things forward. Lisa uses tools from client-centered work to create an environment where people can talk honestly and feel heard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, appears frequently in her practice to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and shift behaviors that keep stress and anxiety active.
That makes it easier to try small changes and check what actually helps. Trauma-Focused Therapy is used when past harm or abuse continues to cause fear, flashbacks, or trouble sleeping, with careful steps to reduce those symptoms. She also supports people dealing with relationship strains, communication problems, guilt, forgiveness, parenting pressures, and big life transitions.
Sessions are practical and goal-oriented, with suggestions you can try between meetings. The aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes. Lisa encourages taking the first step and offers a calm, steady presence while you work through whatever is hardest right now.
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so the person feels understood and can name what matters most. Online sessions use that same way of working to build practical goals and choose small steps that fit everyday life.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify thoughts and behaviors that keep stress and anxiety active and tests small changes to see what works. In an online session a therapist might use worksheets, thought records, or short experiments you can try between appointments and then review together.
Trauma-Focused Therapy addresses the effects of past harm with careful pacing and specific techniques to reduce intrusive memories or strong reactions. When used online, the therapist moves at a pace the client can handle and adapts exercises to the remote format.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will ask about your goals, history, and what feels manageable and then suggest which methods to try. You and the therapist will review progress and change direction if needed so the work stays useful and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for in-depth conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit into a busy day or use less bandwidth. Live chat and text are useful for quick check-ins, brief skills coaching, or when typing out thoughts is easier. These options make it simpler to get regular help around work, school, or parenting commitments.
Questions people ask
What concerns does she help with?
What is her therapeutic style like?
How much experience does she have?
What credentials and location are listed?
Which languages and international options are available?
What session formats does she offer?
How does payment and cost work?
How do I begin working with her?
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- South Dakota
- Languages
- English
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you.