About Johanna
Johanna Williams is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with ten years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, low self-esteem, and depression. She aims to create a clear, practical space where clients can talk about what matters and learn skills that make daily life easier.
She has worked in community clinics, independent practice, inpatient mental health units, and substance use recovery settings. That variety has given her experience with a wide range of life situations and challenges, including work-related trauma, identity concerns, and complicated relationships.
How Johanna works
Johanna draws on straightforward, evidence-based methods and adapts them to each person's situation. Sessions focus on concrete skills and problem-solving alongside emotional processing. She combines ideas from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people change unhelpful patterns, tolerate strong emotions, and clarify values.
Conversations tend to be direct but compassionate, with clear steps to practice between meetings. Johanna also addresses related concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, communication problems, control struggles, and substance use. She has experience supporting people who face eating-related issues, domestic violence, and challenges linked to first responder roles.
She practices in Illinois and speaks English and Dutch. Johanna’s approach is practical and collaborative, aimed at helping people build day-to-day coping skills and move toward goals at a pace that fits them.
What Johanna works with
The areas below are the ones Johanna selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English, Dutch |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
How evidence-based techniques translate to online work
Johanna uses well-researched therapeutic approaches that focus on skills and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with practical exercises and homework. Dialectical Behavior Therapy emphasizes emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills to manage intense feelings and improve communication. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying values and taking committed actions that align with what matters most.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client will talk about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they adjust techniques over time so the work fits the person's needs and everyday life.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the currently offered formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when that suits a day's plan. It can also make it simpler to continue care during life transitions or when in-person visits are difficult. Licensed professionals aim to make remote sessions as practical and focused as in-person meetings.
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