​Authenticity, Trust, Hope, Skills, Awareness, Balance, and Practice are essential in Counseling.

Janelle Johnson, MA, LPC ~ Life Balance Counseling

"Living Your Balanced Life"

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Clients have the most significant influence on their own treatment plan outcomes. When clients are themselves, they can listen to their inner voice of reason, shift towards positive thinking, sit with their feelings, hold onto their values and memories, stop undesired behaviors, recall the good times, create their own destiny, listen to themselves, care for themselves, and nurture their relationships. Clients must work with a therapist they respect and trust. I spend time with my clients, building a client/therapist rapport that fosters a trusting relationship. This trust that I describe is essential in therapy treatment. My clients let their guards down in a safe and warm environment. I find that my clients open up and progress at times simply because they trust me. The opening up of oneself through self-exploration and dialogue brings awareness to things that my clients may have otherwise pushed down and ignored. My invested clients are likely to dedicate themselves to self-improvement. This practice of making positive changes during therapy may remain throughout one's lifespan. 

​​I am grateful to serve diverse populations and cultures. Additionally, I provide private in-home or office services to high-profile and celebrity clients. My goal is to have clients exit therapy feeling accomplished, valued, and heard. I expect my client's outcomes from psychotherapy to include reduced stress, increased awareness, enhanced resources, skills, and a deeper understanding of what they want. Clients will be aware of how they prioritize and "balance" what they value.