About Chad
Chad Johnson practices from a client-centered stance and combines that with practical strategies. He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to help people untangle stressful thoughts and make changes they can keep. Chad holds LCMFT and LMFT credentials and brings 19 years of experience to his work in Missouri.
He focuses on common struggles like stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and addiction. He also addresses relationship tension, family concerns, intimacy-related issues, anger, and career stress.
How Chad works
Chad helps people dealing with trauma and abuse, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and the ripple effects of major life changes. Chad pays attention to family of origin issues, blended family concerns, communication problems, and fatherhood questions. He also offers support around codependency, infidelity, forgiveness, guilt, and shame.
First responder issues, coping after disasters, dissociation, and impulsivity are additional areas he works on. In sessions, he uses solution-focused work and narrative techniques to identify practical next steps. That might mean testing new habits, shifting unhelpful thinking, or reauthoring a personal story so it feels different.
Motivational Interviewing helps when someone is unsure about change. Chad aims for straightforward conversations. He helps people break problems into manageable parts and set realistic goals.
His style is collaborative and goal-oriented, with attention to the person’s values and life context.
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What Chad works with
The areas below are the ones Chad selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Registers | LCMFT, LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 19 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Missouri |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. It emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and following the client’s lead to build understanding and trust, which helps when sorting through emotions and values.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to find patterns that keep problems going. It uses practical exercises and experiments to change unhelpful thinking and build new habits, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will review goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped before, then recommend starting strategies. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as needed.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, so sessions can fit different schedules and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing daily life.
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