Therapist profile
Sierra Johnson, LPC
Virginia
Licensed Professional Counselor - Stress and LGBT support
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- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Virginia / 0701016137
- NPI
- 1538840020
- Experience
- 7 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Virginia
About
- Trauma and grief
- Codependency patterns
- Attachment issues
About Sierra
Sierra Johnson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia with seven years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and supports LGBT people through identity and relationship concerns. Her practice also addresses codependency and related patterns like people-pleasing and difficulty setting boundaries.
She focuses on practical, evidence-based techniques to help people reduce overwhelming symptoms and improve daily functioning. Sessions look at how past relationships and family dynamics influence current choices. Conversations often include ways to notice triggers and try different responses in everyday situations.
Sierra pays attention to how identity and discrimination shape mental health. That means she considers cultural background, sexuality, and social context when exploring problems and options. She also helps people dealing with caregiving stress, life transitions such as divorce, and substance use challenges.
Her style is collaborative and person-centered. She works together with clients to set clear goals and test steps that feel manageable. Expect direct conversation, practical skills practice, and check-ins about what is or isn’t helping.
People looking to work on communication problems, attachment concerns, or recovery from abuse will find a focus on building safer ways to relate and clearer boundaries. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online therapy options button.
How sessions work
How therapy methods translate to online sessions
Evidence-based techniques are used to address symptoms and patterns in clear, practical ways. One approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and practicing alternative responses in real situations; this helps with anxiety, depression, and people-pleasing. Another approach looks at attachment and relationship patterns, tracing how early relationships affect current boundaries and communication, which can help with codependency and relationship distress.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Sierra collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She adapts the plan over time based on what helps and what feels manageable for daily life.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow for check-ins from different places when that suits daily routines. Some formats may be shorter or easier when bandwidth or quiet time is limited, and that can help keep momentum between in-person appointments if you already have them.
Areas of focus
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Additional focus areas
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Sierra work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and LGBT identity questions. The practice also addresses codependency and related relationship patterns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and person-centered, with practical exercises and clear goal-setting. Sessions involve direct conversation and skills practice.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of experience as a counselor working with mood concerns, trauma, and life transitions. That background informs her practical approach.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) registered in Virginia. Her practice is located in Virginia.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Current session formats are not specified in the biography. Please confirm the available formats before booking through the platform.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the signup process.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session. That will connect you to the scheduling tools.
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 you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.