Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
How Willie works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Nevada, Utah
- Years in practice
- 32
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Willie
Willie Johnson is a licensed clinical social worker with over three decades of experience helping people manage strong emotions and stressful life moments. He works with adults facing anger, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma, and the everyday pressures of parenting and identity concerns.
Willie speaks plainly and focuses on helping people separate who they are from the feelings they carry so they can make clearer choices. In sessions he helps clients identify patterns that keep them stuck.
Background and approach
He listens for the thoughts and reactions that escalate stress and teaches tools to interrupt those cycles. People learn to name secondary emotions and notice how old responses show up in new situations. Willie blends practical skills with deeper reflection.
He uses techniques that help change unhelpful thinking, improve emotional connection, and explore internal parts of the self. The goal is to reduce reactive behavior and build steadier ways of relating to others and to oneself. He draws on many years of work with a wide range of concerns including addictions, grief, intimacy issues, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
He frames therapy as an active process where clients practice new responses between sessions and track real-life changes. Willie is based in Nevada and holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential. He encourages people to see mental health care as an investment in daily life and invites those ready to make changes to begin the process.
What Willie works with
Everything Willie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Willie's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Willie lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that fit online work and emotion change
Willie uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a calm, respectful space where people can bring what feels hard and be heard. This approach focuses on listening, reflecting, and helping clients gain clarity about their goals and values.He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts and behaviors feed emotions. CBT offers concrete skills to spot unhelpful thinking, try new behaviors, and reduce anger or anxiety in daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. He will talk with each person about what feels most useful, try techniques in sessions, and adjust plans based on goals and how clients respond. That collaborative process helps people land on strategies that fit their life and priorities.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people work face to face from different locations. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging allow frequent, brief contact and make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day. These formats give flexibility so therapy can match work, family, and other responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Willie
What kinds of problems does he address?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, parenting concerns, and related issues.
What is his therapeutic style like?
His approach combines listening with practical tools. Sessions focus on recognizing patterns, changing unhelpful thinking, and improving emotional responses.
How much experience does he bring?
He has 32 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What credentials and region are listed?
He holds the credential LCSW and is licensed in Utah and Nevada with practice based in Nevada.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What formats are used for sessions?
Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription 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 schedule according to therapist availability.