About Kianni
Kianni Johnson works with people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood, or relationship strain. She meets clients where they are and focuses on practical steps they can use between sessions. Kianni speaks plainly and aims to help people regain a sense of steadiness and control in daily life.
She uses an approach that centers the client's experience and priorities. Sessions often involve identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, trying new behavioral skills, and noticing emotional patterns that affect relationships.
How Kianni works
The work is collaborative and paced to the person's needs. Kianni has six years of clinical experience as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC. She practices in New York and brings experience addressing mood disorders, anger, impulse concerns, and issues that show up in close relationships.
She also supports people dealing with guilt, shame, codependency, jealousy, and problems with communication. Her style blends connection with concrete tools. That means listening closely, reflecting what matters to the person, and then offering skills to manage strong emotions and improve interactions.
Sessions can include goal setting, skill practice, and checking what helps between visits. People who prefer a straightforward, steady approach tend to do well with her. Kianni emphasizes sustainable change rather than quick fixes.
She helps people build skills for everyday life while honoring identity and personal background.
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What Kianni works with
The areas below are the ones Kianni selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Paranoia
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's own goals and experience. The therapist listens closely, reflects what matters, and supports the person in finding their own solutions. This approach helps when someone needs validation, clarity, and a steady space to sort feelings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses simple exercises to identify unhelpful thoughts and try alternative responses. CBT is useful for anxiety, low mood, and patterns that keep problems going.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, adds skills for managing intense emotions and improving how someone responds in relationships. It teaches concrete techniques for tolerating distress, regulating mood, and communicating more effectively.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, try different strategies, and adjust the plan based on what helps. That collaborative process makes it easier to find tools that fit daily life.
Online therapy here uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video sessions work well for in-depth conversations, phone calls can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and messaging lets people check in between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into work, school, or family schedules and keep steady contact as needed.
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A practical next step
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