About Annie
Dr. Annie Johansson is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 14 years of experience. She practices in Minnesota and brings a practical, down-to-earth approach to sessions.
Her work addresses stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, depression, and relationship concerns among other issues. Clients meet a clinician who is warm and straightforward. Sessions are respectful and focused on real-life change.
Annie adapts methods to each person rather than using a single formula.
How Annie works
She uses approaches that help people understand patterns in their relationships and their own thinking. That can mean learning new ways to cope with strong emotions, reworking unhelpful thoughts, or processing difficult memories. She also supports people dealing with parenting strain, grief, low self-esteem, and mood concerns including bipolar symptoms.
Annie has additional experience with adoption and foster care issues, attachment difficulties, substance use, dissociation, domestic violence, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. She also addresses impulsivity, guilt and shame, and struggles around life purpose. Her sessions may combine talk-based tools, structured exercises, and trauma-focused techniques when needed.
The goal is practical progress that fits each person's life. People leave with clearer steps to manage stress, healthier ways of relating, and stronger day-to-day coping. Dr.
Johansson holds the LMFT credential and maintains active licensure in Minnesota and Wisconsin. She offers care in English and works with people who connect from within the United States.
Annie lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Annie works with
The areas below are the ones Annie selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 14 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Minnesota |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape how people connect now; online sessions use conversation and exercises to notice patterns and try new ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions; online work often includes short exercises and simple homework to change unhelpful thinking and behaviors. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, helps people process distressing memories by combining focused recall with bilateral stimulation; when used online the therapist guides the process step by step to reduce the emotional charge of traumatic memories.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, symptoms, and preferences and then suggest one or a mix of methods. Decisions are collaborative and can be adjusted over time as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people read facial expressions and do longer therapy exercises. Phone calls work well when bandwidth is low or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick updates, brief coaching, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and keep ongoing momentum between sessions.
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