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Tricia Johnson
Hopeful, practical support for life transitions
LICSW Minnesota
- Experience
- 9 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Family, Trauma and abuse, Parenting
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Tricia
Tricia Johnson is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) based in Minnesota who uses evidence-informed methods to address a wide range of life challenges.
Background and approach
With nine years of practice, she integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside other approaches to help people navigate family conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, anger, anxiety, depression, and stress. She also works with issues such as grief, self-esteem, ADHD, and coping with major life changes.
Her style emphasizes acceptance, kindness, and practical support aimed at helping clients set and pursue meaningful goals. Tricia creates a nonjudgmental space where emotions and thoughts can be explored openly, and she encourages clients to build skills and insights that promote more satisfying daily living.
Her background includes work across varied clinical settings, and she brings that experience to collaborative, goal-focused care tailored to each person’s needs.
Therapeutic approaches and flexible online care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a practical approach that helps identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, and stress. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and building psychological flexibility so clients can take meaningful action even when difficult feelings are present. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relational patterns and how early connections shape current relationships, which can be helpful for family conflict, parenting concerns, and attachment-related struggles.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to learn about their goals, preferences, and circumstances, and then combines elements from different methods to create a plan that fits the client’s needs. This collaborative stance helps ensure treatment remains responsive as issues evolve.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, continue work during life transitions, and access care from home or other convenient locations. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and skill-building practices so they work effectively in remote formats, supporting steady progress across sessions.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Tricia commonly address?
She works with family conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting difficulties, anger, self-esteem, stress, anxiety, grief, depression, ADHD, and related challenges such as communication problems and codependency.
What is her general therapeutic approach and style?
Her work blends client-centered respect and acceptance with practical, evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other approaches to build skills and support goal progress.
How long has she been practicing?
She has nine years of professional experience providing psychotherapy in a variety of clinical settings.
Where is Tricia licensed and based?
She holds the credential LICSW and is licensed in Minnesota under MN LICSW 22335.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are provided in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for remote work?
Clients can connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their preference and availability.
How is cost and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are offered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
9+ years
Licensed
Minnesota
Languages
English