About Janis
Janis Johnson is a licensed clinical social worker with 32 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. She combines careful listening with practical tools so clients can take small steps toward feeling better. Janis draws on life experience as a wife, teacher, mother, and grandmother to connect with people respectfully and with warmth.
Her work focuses on common and painful life challenges. She helps people cope with life changes, compassion fatigue, parenting strain, and caregiver stress.
How Janis works
She also addresses mood disorders, trauma, social anxiety, and issues around pregnancy and childbirth or seasonal mood shifts. Janis uses approaches that fit the person in front of her, including client-centered work that follows the client’s pace, cognitive behavioral techniques for changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and mindfulness strategies to calm the body and mind.
She also draws on narrative and solution-focused methods to clarify purpose and set achievable goals. Sessions are meant to be collaborative. Janis works with each person to build a treatment plan tailored to specific needs and strengths.
She aims to empower people to find practical ways forward and to build lasting skills for coping and growth. Janis practices in Utah and conducts sessions in English. Her style is steady, compassionate, and straightforward, focused on real change rather than quick fixes.
Janis lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Janis works with
The areas below are the ones Janis selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 32 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Utah |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches suited for online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client’s pace. It helps people feel heard and understood while they decide what changes matter most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and teaches step-by-step tools to reduce anxiety, depression, and unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness Therapy uses simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and improve emotional regulation.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Janis will collaborate with the client to identify goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust the plan over time based on progress and preference. That way sessions stay practical and focused on what the person needs.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules. Video lets people work face-to-face from another location. Phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is limited or a camera is not wanted. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, quick skill practice, or fitting support into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and to use therapy in ways that match everyday life.
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