Frankye Johnson, LCSW, LMFT

Frankye Johnson is a licensed clinician in Indiana with 40 years of professional clinical work. She holds an LCSW, which means Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and an LMFT, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She focuses on helping adults who are ready to make changes in their lives.

She helps people manage stress and anxiety with practical tools. She supports work on self-esteem, confidence, motivation, and depression. She also addresses relationship and family concerns and difficult life circumstances.

Her style is direct and respectful. Sessions are a place to talk honestly about feelings and thoughts without fear of judgment. She aims to create a steady, clear space where people can try new ways of coping.

Frankye uses approaches that focus on goals and on changing unhelpful thinking and behavior. She draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered methods to tailor work to each person. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy guide shorter-term goals and decision-making.

Clients often come with big life changes, grief, caregiver strain, or feelings of emptiness. She also addresses issues like codependency, communication problems, anger, and compassion fatigue. Frankye notes she especially enjoys working with Black and African American adults.

She offers straightforward help for people ready to take steps toward a different life. The process begins with a brief intake and then regular sessions focused on practical change and clearer direction.

Practical approaches for online change

Frankye commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in her online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Client-Centered Therapy centers the session on the person's experience, offering empathy and support to help people find their own solutions.

She also uses Motivational Interviewing when people are unsure about change. That approach helps clarify values and build internal motivation for taking next steps. Frankye treats the choice of approach as a collaborative decision and adapts methods to fit each person's goals and comfort level.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make contact flexible. Video is good for fuller conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is low or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter, more frequent check-ins and can fit into busy schedules. These options help people balance therapy with work, caregiving, and travel while keeping the focus on clear goals and practical strategies.