Stefanie Johnson

Stefanie Johnson is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Wisconsin, holding the state credential WI LPC 4004-125, and she brings 14 years of experience in the mental health field.

Her career has included work in inpatient hospital settings, Intensive Outpatient programs, in-home therapy, case management programs and outpatient therapy. Those varied roles have given her experience with a wide range of clinical concerns and levels of severity.

She has extensive clinical experience treating depression, anxiety, complex trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder, as well as severe and persistent mental illnesses such as schizophrenia. In addition, she has worked with family and relationship conflicts and anger-related issues throughout her career.

Stefanie earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and a Master of Science in Educational Psychology with a focus on Community Counseling from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. After completing her undergraduate degree, she spent about one year working for the Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare as a case manager for families involved in the foster care system, an experience that helped shape her decision to pursue clinical practice.

She has personal experience with mental health challenges in her own family and appreciates how difficult those struggles can be for individuals and their loved ones. She has also witnessed the meaningful improvements that can follow when people find appropriate support and begin to take better care of themselves. After taking a few years away from outpatient therapy to be at home with her young, growing family, she finds that offering counseling online is a good fit for her current stage of life.

Her clinical style is holistic, person-centered and eclectic - she meets people where they are and adapts her approach to fit individual needs. Her work is grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with strong influence from Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She also incorporates mindfulness practices, values-based approaches and solution-focused techniques, and she is trained in EMDR for addressing trauma.

Stefanie does not position herself as someone who gives direct answers or tells clients what to do; rather, she facilitates conversations that help individuals discover strategies to cope with, manage and overcome their challenges. While she can offer direct feedback when appropriate, that frankness is balanced by empathy and warmth to create a supportive therapeutic environment. She views mental health as equally important as physical health and emphasizes the need for consistency and patience to achieve lasting change.

She looks forward to the opportunity to work with new clients and appreciates the time taken to learn more about her approach.