Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Chad works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCMFT, LMFT
- Licensed in
- Kansas, Missouri
- Years in practice
- 19
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Chad
Chad Johnson is a licensed marriage and family therapist who uses a client-centered way of working to help people face anger, stress, and relationship struggles. He brings 19 years of experience and a calm, straightforward style to sessions. Chad aims to make conversations easy to follow and focused on real-life changes.
He often combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors.
Background and approach
Motivational interviewing also appears in his work to help people find reasons to change and keep going. These methods are practical and geared toward day-to-day life rather than theory. Chad has helped people with many concerns that can sit behind anger, including anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, and issues with communication.
He also supports those handling life changes like divorce, blended family challenges, career shifts, or problems tied to being a first responder. Sessions usually focus on what is happening now and what can be done next. He holds both LCMFT and LMFT credentials and is licensed in Missouri.
Chad listens for the personal story behind each problem and works with people to build small, doable steps forward. He frames progress as practical changes people can try between sessions. People can expect direct conversation, clear goals, and tools they can use outside of therapy.
The work is collaborative: Chad helps set priorities, offers strategies such as thought tracking or communication practice, and checks in on what feels most useful for each person.
What Chad works with
Everything Chad lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Chad's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
Approaches Chad lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Chad works often with client-centered therapy, which prioritizes listening and reflecting so people feel heard and choose their own next steps. This approach helps when anger or relationship concerns need space to be described and understood before making changes.He also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, a hands-on method that helps people notice patterns of thought and try small behavior changes. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and the daily habits that keep problems going. Motivational interviewing complements these approaches by helping people find internal reasons to change and build steps that feel doable.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Chad collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals, preferences, and what feels most practical. He checks in and adjusts the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different lives. Video is helpful for fuller conversation and visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed, and chat or messaging can be used for brief updates or when typing is easier. These formats make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, family, or other responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Chad
What kinds of problems does Chad help with?
He helps with anger, stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, addictions, trauma and related issues listed in his specialties.
What is his therapeutic style like?
Chad uses a client-centered approach combined with cognitive behavioral techniques and motivational interviewing to set practical goals and try new behaviors.
How long has he been practicing?
He brings 19 years of professional experience working with people on a range of concerns and life changes.
Where is he licensed and based?
He holds LCMFT and LMFT credentials and is licensed in Missouri with the licensure details KS LCMFT and MO LMFT noted.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are available for online sessions?
Sessions can be held by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.