About Chad
Chad Johnson, LCMFT, LMFT, uses a practical, person-focused approach to help people manage ADHD and related life challenges. He keeps sessions straightforward and centered on what a client is trying to change now. Chad writes plainly and listens closely so each person can tell their own story and make small, steady changes.
He draws on client-centered methods to build trust and on cognitive behavioral techniques to break patterns that feed anxiety, anger, or impulsivity.
Background and approach
Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or unsure about making a change. Narrative and solution-focused ideas are used to highlight strengths and set clear, achievable goals. Chad has 19 years of experience in clinical work and holds Kansas LCMFT and Missouri LMFT credentials.
He works with issues such as stress, depression, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, addictions, bipolar concerns, and life transitions. He also helps people cope with compassion fatigue and first responder stress. Sessions can focus on everyday skills like managing impulses, organizing routines, or improving communication.
Chad often helps people break down big goals into practical steps they can try between sessions. He pays attention to what’s working and adjusts plans if something doesn’t fit. He offers therapy in Missouri and conducts sessions in English.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling through the site.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Chad uses client-centered approaches to start each session by listening and following what matters most to the client. That style helps build rapport and makes space for people to describe how ADHD or stress shows up in daily life.He also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits, then practices clear, small steps to change them. CBT is useful for anxiety, impulsivity, mood shifts, and routines that get interrupted by distraction.
Deciding on the best approach is a team effort. Chad will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit their daily life, and change course if something is not helping. The therapist prioritizes collaboration so the approach matches needs and preferences.
Online therapy lets people work on problems from wherever it’s most convenient. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper discussion. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a good shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick updates, brief coaching, or keeping momentum between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, school, or parenting obligations and to try methods in real time.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 19 years
- Licensed
- Kansas, Missouri
- Languages
- English
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