Johnna Turnage
Compassionate counseling for life transitions
LPC, LPCC Tennessee
- Experience
- 20 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Family, Grief
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Johnna
Johnna Turnage is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPC, LPCC) with two decades of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and major life transitions.
Background and approach
She draws on a broad clinical background that includes school guidance, college advising, individual and group counseling, and work with substance-related and family challenges. Her practice emphasizes practical, strengths-based strategies aimed at improving day-to-day functioning and resilience.
Johnna’s style is warm, interactive, and client-focused, encouraging a collaborative process that helps people shift perspectives and build healthier patterns. She integrates cognitive behavioral ideas with client-centered and emotionally focused techniques, tailoring interventions to each person’s situation.
In Tennessee, she applies her training to a range of concerns including family adjustments, caregiver stress, aging and geriatric issues, body image, addiction recovery support, and coping after loss. Throughout her career she has worked across settings and age groups, combining experience with a direct, encouraging approach that supports practical change.
Johnna aims to help clients identify realistic goals, explore new coping skills, and move toward greater well-being through focused, evidence-informed conversations.
Approaches that guide online counseling and practical support
Johnna commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns; CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns by breaking problems into manageable steps and building practical skills. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening, empathy, and a nonjudgmental stance so clients can explore values and goals at their own pace. Emotionally-Focused Therapy may be incorporated when addressing relational dynamics and emotional processing to help people understand patterns and strengthen emotional awareness.Choosing the most helpful approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each client to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and adapt techniques over time as progress and challenges emerge.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, which provides flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care around busy lives, travel, or remote circumstances while still focusing on skill-building, problem solving, and emotional support with a licensed professional.
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Experience
20+ years
Licensed
Tennessee, Kentucky
Languages
English