Tricia Johnson

Tricia Johnson, LICSW, uses a client-centered approach to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, anger, and parenting concerns. She focuses on real life problems and practical steps that fit into everyday routines. Tricia aims to meet each person with acceptance, kindness, and respect as they work toward clearer goals.

She has nine years of experience providing psychotherapy in Minnesota across different settings. Her background includes support for people facing family conflict, trauma and abuse, and the challenges of parenting. Tricia also helps with attention concerns such as ADHD and related struggles with self-esteem and coping.

Tricia draws on several therapy styles to shape sessions around each person's needs. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people identify values and take workable steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot unhelpful thinking and try new behavior patterns.

Attachment-based ideas guide conversations about relationships and how early experiences affect current patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are offered when emotional regulation and distress tolerance are a focus. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, with practical tools to practice between meetings.

Many people come wanting clearer communication, better coping, or relief from persistent worry. Tricia works with those concerns in straightforward language and with patience. To start, she asks people to set small, achievable goals and checks progress as therapy continues.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Tricia draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment-Based Therapy to shape online conversations. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when feelings are difficult. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing out different ways of thinking and acting to reduce distress. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how relationship patterns started and uses that understanding to change how people connect and communicate.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with the client to identify goals, try approaches in session, and adjust the plan based on what feels most useful. This is a team effort where feedback guides which tools get used more often.

Confirm the current session options before booking if you need a specific format. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also makes it possible to bring practical exercises into a client's regular setting so skills can be practiced between meetings.