- Skill focused
- Values driven
- Practical steps
About Charlie
Charlie Johnson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and major life changes. He works with adults, children, and adolescents who need practical support for mood concerns, ADHD, relationship strain, grief, or coping after difficult events. His style aims to make therapy clear and workable for daily life.
Charlie uses straightforward talk therapy and evidence-informed techniques to help people reduce symptoms and build skills. He draws on tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to address unhelpful thinking, strengthen emotional regulation, and clarify values. Sessions emphasize small, doable steps between meetings.
His background includes more than a decade as a social worker in public-sector settings. That work included Drug Court, Juvenile Courts, and Juvenile Justice Services, where he worked with people facing substance use and behavioral challenges. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Criminal Justice from Weber State University and a master’s degree in Forensic Social Work from the University of Utah.
Charlie often helps people dealing with parenting strain, career stress, sleep or eating problems, compassion fatigue, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster. He also supports those facing chronic illness, adoption and foster care concerns, and attachment-related issues.
Sessions aim to be collaborative and goal-focused. He encourages straightforward language, concrete strategies, and homework that fits into a busy life. People can expect a practical, steady approach that balances skills practice with understanding the story behind the struggle.
How therapeutic approaches guide online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking committed action toward those values, even when uncomfortable emotions are present. It can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape current connections and can help when attachment issues, abandonment, or relationship patterns are causing distress.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss different methods and collaborate with the person to pick strategies that match goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying techniques, reviewing what helps, and adjusting the plan together.
Because this profile does not list specific online session formats, confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce time spent traveling. It also makes it possible to continue regular sessions while managing life demands, which can support steady progress toward practical goals.
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Experience
11+ years
Credentials
Utah
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Charlie often address?
He works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, and grief, among other issues listed in his specialties.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses a practical, skills-based approach drawing from ACT, CBT, and DBT to help people manage emotions and behaviors through small, doable steps.
How much experience does he have?
Charlie has 11 years of experience, including public-sector roles with Drug Court, Juvenile Courts, and Juvenile Justice Services.
What credentials and region describe this therapist?
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Utah with the academic background described in his biography.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not accepted at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost work for sessions?
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?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.