About Karin
Karin Johnson is a licensed master social worker with 21 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are feeling stuck or overwhelmed take a first step toward change. Her approach is warm and interactive so people often find sessions easy to talk in.
Karin aims to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where practical steps come first. Karin trained in social work at Arizona State University and earned a Master of Social Work from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
How Karin works
Over two decades she has supported people facing anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, grief, trauma, and addiction. She also works with challenges like parenting strain, relationship problems, sleep difficulties, anger, and career stress. Her session style blends practical skill-building with emotion-focused attention.
Karin draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and Dialectical Behavior Therapy strategies to help people change unhelpful thoughts and manage intense emotions. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas and Attachment-Based perspectives to improve connection and values-based living. Karin often provides worksheets, resources, and goal-focused plans so people can practice between sessions.
She emphasizes clear communication skills, boundary setting, and step-by-step problem solving. Sessions are relaxed but purposeful, with a focus on small, realistic changes. People who want a supportive, compassionate clinician who pairs concrete tools with empathic listening may find Karin a good fit.
She welcomes those ready to try new strategies and work toward clearer goals in their daily lives.
Karin lists 12 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What Karin works with
The areas below are the ones Karin 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
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 21 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
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Online support options
Approach-driven online counseling and flexible care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small committed steps toward those values despite difficult thoughts or feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and major life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people build healthier ways of connecting and relating to others. It can be helpful for intimacy issues, abandonment concerns, and family of origin problems. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with practical exercises and homework to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the work. Karin will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She checks in regularly and adjusts techniques so therapy stays relevant and useful.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video gives face-to-face interaction, phone can be better when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging supports short check-ins and ongoing coaching. These options make it easier to fit sessions into work breaks, caregiving schedules, or travel while keeping therapy consistent and goal oriented.
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