Hunter Johnson

I'm currently open to new clients age 13+. I'm here to help guide you in the right direction. I specialize working with people who have anxiety, OCD, and insomnia. I work with all kinds of people at any stage of therapy (new or returning to therapy). I have worked with anxious clients who have issues with people pleasing, intrusive thoughts, and troubles communicating. With therapy, clients learn about their anxiety in order to face it head on using exposure therapy, acceptance therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy. In sessions, I help by supporting your efforts, suggesting tools, and challenging you to grow. Techniques I use are CBT and CBT for Insomnia: changing unhealthy thoughts to increase healthy behaviors (CBT-I focused on sleep), ACT: accepting uncontrollable life events to find peace, Mindfulness: grounding and being aware of how you react, and Exposure Therapy: challenging compulsions to lessen OCD and anxiety. 3 pieces of my personal life: 1) Before I was a therapist, I taught 6-8 grade choir in Des Moines Public Schools. 2) When I'm not at work, I can be found long-distance running, going to the farmer's market, listening to music, or playing video games. 3) The values I try to live my life by are flexibility, growth, passion, autonomy, and creativity! Specialties: Let's work together to get your symptoms managed. First would be assessing what that looks like: racing thoughts, never slowing down, trouble sleeping, etc. Then we would come up with a plan that uses your strengths to tackle your symptoms directly. Credentials & Experience: I am licensed to deliver mental health therapy anywhere in Iowa

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