Chris Johns, LPC

Chris Johns is a licensed professional counselor with 27 years of experience helping people manage stress and anxiety. He practices from Alabama and focuses on practical skills people can use right away. His style is straightforward and calm, aimed at making sessions feel like a clear next step when things feel overwhelming.

Clients often come for help with relationship problems, grief, depression, and healing after trauma or abuse. Chris uses methods from cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and try new ways of coping. He also draws on client-centered approaches to ensure people feel heard and respected during sessions.

Mindfulness practices are woven into his work to help ground people when emotions run high. For clients dealing with complex histories, he offers trauma-focused techniques that move at a pace the person can tolerate. He explains tools plainly and practices them in session so people can use them between meetings.

Chris has worked with a wide range of concerns across many years, including issues such as attachment difficulties, chronic illness and pain, adoption and foster care matters, caregiver stress, body-image struggles, and commitment or codependency patterns. He adapts his approach to the person in front of him rather than applying a one-size-fits-all plan.

Sessions are intended to be collaborative. Chris helps people set clear goals and tracks progress over time, focusing on changes that improve day-to-day life. For those exploring therapy for the first time, he aims to make the process understandable and manageable.

How Chris Uses CBT, Mindfulness, and Trauma-Focused Care Online

Chris uses cognitive behavioral therapy to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; sessions often include simple exercises and homework to practice between meetings. Mindfulness Therapy helps people learn attention and breathing skills to reduce overwhelm and manage intrusive emotions. Trauma-Focused Therapy offers gradual, stabilizing steps for people recovering from past harm, with an emphasis on pacing and safety.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Chris treats therapy as a collaborative process and will help you select the methods that fit your goals and comfort level. He adjusts tools over time based on your progress and preferences so the plan stays useful and manageable.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let you work face to face when possible, phone sessions require less bandwidth, and live chat or text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins or when you prefer written communication. These options make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life and try different formats until you discover what works best.