Robin Johnson, LMSW, LICSW

Robin Johnson is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) and a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with eight years of professional practice. She focuses on practical steps people can take when stress, anxiety, grief, or mood changes start to feel overwhelming. Her approach is straightforward and focused on what helps in day-to-day life. Robin listens first and follows the person’s lead while offering guidance and structure. She uses cognitive behavioral therapy alongside client-centered and dialectical behavior therapy skills to help people notice patterns, test small changes, and build coping habits. Sessions include clear tools such as grounding, emotion regulation, and relaxation work. Her style is direct and warm. She aims to create a relaxed space where respect, humor, and honest feedback mix with compassion. That combination is used to address concerns like depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and relationship stress. Robin also helps with practical life transitions and coaching around big changes. She supports people working through parenting strain, family conflict, adoption and foster care questions, aging concerns, and issues tied to attachment or codependency. She addresses obsessive thoughts, panic attacks, and mood or personality disorder symptoms with structured skill-building. Sessions can include talk therapy, DBT-based skills training, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness practices. Robin offers daytime hours Monday through Friday and sometimes chat sessions in evenings or weekends. She practices in Michigan and conducts work in English.

Using CBT and Skills-Based Work Online

Robin blends cognitive behavioral techniques with client-centered listening and DBT skills in online sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people identify unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, panic, and low mood. Client-centered therapy focuses on building a respectful, collaborative relationship so the person feels heard and supported. Dialectical behavior therapy skills teach concrete emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and communication tools that help in moments of crisis or high stress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Robin collaborates with each person to decide which methods to use based on their goals and preferences. She adjusts the mix of CBT exercises, DBT skills practice, mindfulness, or motivational interviewing so therapy feels practical and achievable.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful for teaching and practicing skills with visual cues, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text can suit brief check-ins or ongoing coaching. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day and to keep regular momentum on skill-building.