Paula Johnson, LCSW, CFTP, CATP, EMDR, BrainSpotting and NERPSC Certified (She, Her)
Do you feel like no one is listening to your story? Are you currently in therapy and not getting the results you would like? Do you want to feel like a person in charge of their life again? I can assist you with that. I offer a calm, supportive and non-judgemental space to assist yourself in healing. I treat each person with curiously be
Do you feel like no one is listening to your story? Are you currently in therapy and not getting the results you would like? Do you want to feel like a person in charge of their life again? I can assist you with that. I offer a calm, supportive and non-judgemental space to assist yourself in healing. I treat each person with curiously because their story is unique and I feel honored to hear their story. If a person does not want to share their story, it is ok!! Because the therapies I am certified and trained in can help a person heal without knowing their story. I would be honored to assist you in your healing journey.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, an Arizona Board of Behavior Health approved Supervisor and the owner of Encouraging Hand Trauma Counseling, PLLC. I dedicate myself to assisting others heal from their anxiety, fear, grief, Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C.P.T.S.D), dissociation and single-trauma related incidents or life long complex-trauma related experiences.
Paula's Treatment Approach
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Art Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Deep Brain Reorienting
- Compassion Focused
- Certified in BrainSpotting
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Coach in Training for EMDR
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Holistic Approach
- Internal Family Systems (IFS) Informed/ Par
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Art Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Deep Brain Reorienting
- Compassion Focused
- Certified in BrainSpotting
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Coach in Training for EMDR
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Holistic Approach
- Internal Family Systems (IFS) Informed/ Parts Works/ Inner Child Work
- Motivational Interviewing
- Person-Centered
- Polyvagal Therapy
- Structual Dissociation
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused and Trauma certified by the International Trauma Institute
Paula has training and experience with the following:
Paula has training and experience with the following:
- ADHD/ADD
- Addictions
- Adjustment Disorders
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Calming the Nervous System
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Developmental Disorders
- Depersonalization/Derealization
- Divorce
- Facilitating Groups / Group Work
- Family of Origin Issues/ Other family issues
- First Responders including Police, Fire, Nurses, Doctors and Prison Officers a
- ADHD/ADD
- Addictions
- Adjustment Disorders
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Calming the Nervous System
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Developmental Disorders
- Depersonalization/Derealization
- Divorce
- Facilitating Groups / Group Work
- Family of Origin Issues/ Other family issues
- First Responders including Police, Fire, Nurses, Doctors and Prison Officers and their families.
- Focused Mindfulness
- Health Issues
- Grief
- Inner Child Work /Parts /IFS
- LGBTQA+ allied
- Mood Disorders
- Panic Attacks
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Refugees
- Relationship Issues
- School or Work Issues
- Sleep & Insomnia
- Social Anxiety/ Isolation/ Loneliness
- Somatic Pain and/or Chronic Pain
- Stress Management
- P.T.S.D, Trauma and Complex Trauma including childhood trauma
- Traumatic Brain Injuries (T.B.I)
- Veterans, active military and their families