About Delsa
Dr. Delsa Johnson-Waddell helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, and challenges with relationships or parenting. She is a licensed clinical mental health counselor in Utah and has practiced for 13 years.
Dr. Johnson-Waddell blends therapeutic skills with practical coaching to help people make real changes in daily life. She uses straightforward, collaborative sessions.
Clients bring what they know about themselves and she contributes therapy techniques and guidance.
How Delsa works
Sessions focus on building strengths, managing emotions, and developing clearer ways to handle conflict and difficult feelings. Her background includes training as a life coach and many years working with mood disorders, bipolar disorder, grief and loss, anger issues, OCD, PTSD, autism spectrum concerns, addictions, and LGBTQ matters. She has taken continuing education in trauma and often applies trauma-focused strategies where needed.
Dr. Johnson-Waddell draws from methods such as client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, EMDR, hypnotherapy, and mindfulness practices. She also uses expressive and somatic methods when helpful to address body-based responses and creative expression.
Her approach is open, accepting, and practical. She encourages honesty and authenticity so therapy can be effective. The goal is to help each person find clearer choices, better coping skills, and a path toward greater fulfillment.
Delsa lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Delsa works with
The areas below are the ones Delsa selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Training and background
| Register | LCMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Utah |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches that translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s goals and experiences. The therapist listens closely and helps guide change based on what matters most to the client, making it useful for anxiety, low mood, and relationship concerns.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, examines unhelpful thoughts and patterns and teaches practical skills to change them. It often suits people dealing with anxiety, depression, anger, and coping with life changes.
EMDR, or eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, is used for trauma-related difficulties. It works by helping the brain process traumatic memories so they cause less distress over time, which can reduce symptoms tied to past events.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. Sessions can blend approaches over time as progress is reviewed.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth or video is not possible. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, written reflection, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapeutic work into a busy life and keep momentum between sessions.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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