About Johanna
Johanna Gerhardt offers practical, evidence-based therapy focused on everyday problems. She is an LCPC with ten years of clinical experience and helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain, anger, and depression. She writes treatment plans to fit each person rather than using one fixed method.
Her work is straightforward and respectful. She listens to what feels most pressing and then shapes sessions to match those concerns. Conversation and clear goals guide the process so people know what they are working toward.
Background and approach
Johanna has a background supporting people with co-occurring difficulties such as mood disorders, substance use issues, and communication breakdowns. She also helps with life-stage challenges like midlife transitions, postpartum mood shifts, and struggles common to young adults. She addresses specific problems including money stress, isolation, family problems, and seasonal affective changes.
She offers help with anger management, improving self-love, and finding life purpose. Her approach aims to make emotional problems more manageable in everyday life. Sessions are conducted in English and delivered from her Illinois practice.
To begin, clients use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability. The subscription model used for sessions can be canceled at any time.
How evidence-based techniques translate to online work
Johanna uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach she applies is behavioral work, which looks at changing unhelpful habits and building routines that reduce stress and improve mood. This kind of work can help with anxiety, depression, and substance use by providing clear steps to try between sessions.Another frequently used approach centers on communication and problem-solving skills. This involves practicing ways to express needs, set boundaries, and repair conflicts so relationships feel more manageable. These skills are useful for relationship concerns, family problems, and workplace stress.
Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the process. She collaborates with each person to identify what fits their goals and daily life. You and the therapist will check progress and adjust methods as needed so the work stays relevant and practical.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, cut travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people work with licensed professionals while living in different parts of Illinois, making consistent care easier to maintain.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Anger management
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English