Deanna Brown-Johnson, LCMHC

Deanna Brown-Johnson recognizes that reaching out for counseling can feel intimidating and understands that people often arrive at therapy wondering how they got to a difficult place. She frames counseling as a collaborative process that can reduce overwhelm and help clients build resilience, improved mood, and a greater sense of control. As a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC), she works to guide people toward practical change and emotional relief, offering flexible scheduling and both phone and e-counseling options as insurance allows.

Deanna has worked in the helping professions since 1993, when she earned a Bachelor of Social Work with a minor in gerontology. She completed a master’s degree in 2013 and became a licensed clinician in 2014. Her clinical background includes work with the intellectual and developmental disabilities population and conducting ADHD testing, while much of her practice has focused on substance abuse and general mental health concerns. What she enjoys most is supporting families.

Her areas of focus include stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, parenting, coping with life changes, grief, anger, self-esteem concerns, bipolar disorder, and depression. She also addresses blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, communication problems, divorce and separation, domestic violence, addiction, forgiveness, isolation and loneliness, life purpose, midlife transitions, panic disorder, and post-traumatic stress. Deanna invites prospective clients to reach out to learn more and to begin the process of care.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care

Deanna Brown-Johnson uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to the concerns a person brings. She often employs skills-based interventions that teach practical coping strategies for stress, anxiety, panic, and mood symptoms; these approaches focus on building skills such as emotion regulation, stress management, and activity planning to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.

She also applies family-centered and parenting-focused methods when working with couples and families, addressing communication patterns, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, and parenting challenges to support healthier relationships and problem solving across the household.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Deanna works with clients to identify goals, preferences, and strengths, then adapts techniques over time so treatment feels like a good fit. Online therapy expands access to that collaborative work by allowing licensed professionals to offer sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to schedule care around life demands, maintain continuity during transitions, and access support from home while working toward meaningful change.