About Shila
Shila Johnson is a licensed professional counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, and low self-esteem. She invites clients to begin where they are and focuses on practical steps they can use right away. She works in a straightforward, respectful way.
Sessions are guided by what each person brings and by their goals. Shila listens for strengths and builds on them so people feel more able to handle daily pressures.
Background and approach
Her approach mixes talking strategies with skills you can practice between sessions. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thinking. She also draws on client-centered and emotionally-focused ideas to deepen understanding of feelings and patterns in close relationships.
Shila has 16 years of experience and holds LPC and LCPC credentials. Her background includes supporting people through life changes and loss, and helping clients regain motivation and confidence. She values clear, simple steps that fit a person's real life.
People often come to work on short-term goals or on longer personal growth. Shila helps set small, measurable steps so progress feels real. She encourages people to try things between sessions and to notice what changes.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person's lead, helping the therapist learn what matters most and support individual strengths. This approach is useful for people who want a collaborative, empathetic space to sort through feelings. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT can help with anxiety, stress, and low self-esteem by giving practical tools to try between sessions. Emotionally-focused therapy helps people recognize and shift patterns in close relationships and in how they respond to strong emotions, which can reduce repeated cycles of conflict or withdrawal.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then suggest which methods to try first. That choice is reviewed over time so techniques are adjusted to fit what actually helps the client reach their goals.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions happen. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let clients send reflections or get brief support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and maintain regular contact with licensed professionals.
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What this therapist works with
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- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
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- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Montana, Arizona
- Languages
- English
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