Whitney Johnson, LCSW

Whitney Johnson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Florida with 13 years of clinical experience helping people move past trauma, self-doubt, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. Her background in both individual and family therapy shapes a collaborative approach that emphasizes understanding root causes and developing practical skills to manage intense emotions and reduce symptoms over time. Whitney earned her master of social work and bachelor of psychology degrees from the University of Central Florida, and she combines that training with evidence-informed methods to support lasting change.

She draws from client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness-based practices, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused therapy to tailor treatment to each person’s needs. Whitney frames therapy as a partnership - she helps clients identify triggers, gain clearer self-understanding, and build the capacity to tolerate and channel difficult feelings more effectively. Her work often focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, self-esteem, anger, bipolar mood management, ADHD, and compassion fatigue, along with related areas such as communication difficulties, forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, life purpose, and self-love.

Whitney believes that while feeling better may be an outcome of counseling, the primary goal is to equip people with insight and tools so mental health challenges no longer dictate daily life. She supports clients in uncovering the sources of their distress and developing strategies that allow them to move forward with greater clarity and agency. Through gentle guidance and a strengths-based stance, Whitney works with individuals and families to remove the persistent “thorns” that interfere with well-being and to foster more sustainable mental health and functioning.