Therapist profile
Amy Johnson, LICSW
Massachusetts
LICSW - Anger and Relationship concerns
Continue with AmyKey details
- CredentialsLICSW
- LicenseLICSW, Massachusetts / 113676
- NPI1407338700
- Experience20 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationMassachusetts
About
- Attachment-based care
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
About Amy
Amy Johnson is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in Massachusetts with 20 years of clinical experience. She has spent two decades working primarily with adolescents and people connected to them, helping with concerns like depression, anxiety, trauma, and behaviors that interfere with daily life. Amy lists anger among the areas she addresses and often sees anger appear alongside mood, relationship, and stress difficulties.
Her background includes work across different settings where clients faced complex struggles such as dissociation, abuse, addiction, and self-harm. Those experiences shaped a practical approach focused on clear listening and direct work on what gets in the way of daily functioning. She draws on multiple clinical ideas rather than one single framework.
In sessions she emphasizes a client-centered stance. She begins by hearing each person’s story and current struggles. From there she and the client pick strategies to test and adjust over time.
Amy uses methods that include attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavioral tools, and mindfulness practices to help people notice patterns and try small, concrete changes. She also integrates communication-focused techniques drawn from the Gottman Method when relationship issues are present.
People who contact her can expect straightforward conversation, tasks to practice between sessions, and check-ins about progress. Getting started involves a short intake and a collaborative plan rather than a fixed program. If someone wants to explore shifts in anger, mood, or relationship patterns, she offers a practical, steady professional approach.
How sessions work
How her therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Amy commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in ways that break problems into small parts. CBT helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test different behaviors to reduce frustration and improve reactions. This approach is useful for anger that shows up with anxiety, low mood, or impulsivity.She also draws from attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationship patterns shape current responses. That perspective helps people recognize long-standing interaction patterns and try different ways of connecting when conflicts arise. Mindfulness practices are another component she uses to help people notice bodily signals and pause before reacting, which can lower reactive behaviors over time.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and life circumstances, adjusting techniques as needed. The first sessions usually focus on what matters most and on practical steps to test between meetings.
Confirm the exact online session formats before booking. When sessions are offered remotely, the practical benefits can include easier fitting into a busy schedule, shorter check-ins when time is limited, and the option to avoid camera use when that helps someone engage. Licensed professionals, including therapists like Amy, aim to make therapy workable for everyday life while focusing on clear, evidence-informed methods.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Massachusetts
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, eating concerns, parenting and anger among other issues.
What is her general approach in therapy?
She uses a client-centered stance and pulls from several therapies to match a person's needs. Sessions focus on listening, identifying patterns, and trying practical changes.
How much experience does she have?
Amy has 20 years of clinical experience working with adolescents and people connected to them in a range of settings.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker) practicing in Massachusetts.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking to know which formats are offered for appointments.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.