Karin Johnson, LMSW
Michigan · 21 years in practice
Karin Johnson is a licensed master social worker with 21 years of clinical experience.
License and registration
- LMSW, Michigan
- 6801064386 · expires July 2028
- NPI
- 1598391609 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 21
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Karin
Karin Johnson is a licensed master social worker with 21 years of clinical experience. She guides people who are ready to make change with a warm, empathic, and nonjudgmental manner. Karin keeps sessions relaxed and interactive so clients can focus on practical steps and real progress.
Karin trained in social work at Arizona State University and completed a Master of Social Work at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Background and approach
Over two decades she has worked across many settings with adults and in diverse clinical roles. Her background blends practical counseling methods with trauma-informed awareness. In the therapy room Karin uses a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs.
She draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at patterns in relationships and attachment. She also uses cognitive-behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and acceptance-based skills to help with painful emotions. Karin focuses on clear, doable goals.
She helps people build skills such as communication, boundary-setting, and coping strategies. Sessions can include worksheets, psychoeducation, and short exercises to practice between meetings. Clients bring a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, grief, addictions, bipolar concerns, sleep problems, low self-esteem, career stress, ADHD, and caregiving challenges.
Karin also supports people facing life transitions, family-of-origin struggles, and issues tied to adoption or foster care. Her style emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Karin works collaboratively to set practical steps and to help people develop confidence in managing their lives.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Karin lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Karin names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Karin’s Approaches Work Online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at emotional patterns in close relationships and helps people notice and name feelings that shape how they connect with others. It can be useful for intimacy issues, attachment concerns, and relationship patterns that cause repeated hurt.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches practical skills for accepting difficult emotions while taking steps that match personal values. It helps with anxiety, depression, and stress by combining mindfulness with goal-focused action.
Attachment-Based Therapy emphasizes how early connection styles influence current relationships and communication. It helps people understand attachment wounds and develop healthier ways to relate to partners and family members.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Karin will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She checks in regularly and adapts methods as progress unfolds so the plan stays useful and realistic.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction for deeper emotional work, phone visits can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging provides short check-ins or ongoing support between meetings. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between sessions.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Karin supports people with anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions, bipolar concerns, sleep problems, parenting strain, and ADHD among other life stressors.
How would you describe her therapeutic approach and style?
Her style is warm, empathic, and nonjudgmental. She mixes Emotionally-Focused Therapy, cognitive-behavioral ideas, acceptance-based skills, and client-centered listening to set practical goals and build coping skills.
What is her clinical background?
She has 21 years of experience and holds a Master of Social Work. Her work history spans individual, group, and relational settings with a trauma-informed perspective.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices from Michigan and holds a Michigan Licensed Master Social Worker credential, shown as MI LMSW.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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