We started working with Johanna early in our relationship and she continues to make a big difference for us today. She initially helped us determine if we wanted to spend the rest of our lives together and counseled us through our engagement to help us move from two "I"s to an "Us". After we were married, we worked with her again on the major changes associated with being a married couple. When we had our first child, we worked with Johanna again to assist us in adjusting to parenthood. Johanna has helped us to see how our families of origin play out in our relationship. She is well trained to recognize patterns that neither one of us can see on our own. We consider Johanna one of the trusted advisors whom we consult with throughout our relationship as we as individuals and our family grows. We highly recommend Johanna to any couple who wants to move past what might be getting in their way of having a great relationship.
Dear Johanna,
There are few decisions in my life that have had a greater impact on my happiness and success than choosing you as my therapist and staying with you in therapy for a long as it took to achieve my personal goals. Today I am happily married for eleven years and have a thriving business and great plans for our life. My adult kids are all benefiting from my changes as well. I can not adequately tell you what a critical role you have played in my life and my kids lives.
I am very thankful to have had Johanna's insight and guidance over the years. She has helped me uncover who I really am and set me on a path towards greater satisfaction and wholeness both in my career and relationships. I can honestly say I would not be the person I am today without her. I can't speak highly enough about her!
Johanna has helped me secure three positions and increase my salary threefold over the course of my 4 years as a client, in addition to working with me on a variety of personal challenges. With Johanna, I stay on track with my personal and professional goals, and I am more confident and capable with her guidance and expertise. We are a great team!
Johanna guides people through their blocks with active and mindful exploration. I found a safe and supportive environment in which to explore feelings and ideas. She helps me set goals and I'm learning to make good choices for myself. With each step I take I feel a new strength inside me - it is from the confidence of knowing what I need and want from my life. Johanna's compassionate discussions with me (and even homework) have led me to a really good place in my life. I know that continuing to work with her is a good decision for me.
We worked with Johanna for about six months following our engagement. While we were not experiencing any serious issues in our relationship, we felt it was important to seek premarital counseling. We wanted to identify aspects and areas of our lives that would require mutual understanding and support to make us a stronger team now and as a married couple. Johanna was extremely effective at helping us identify those areas and eliciting our thoughts and feelings about them. With her guidance we created strategies to be more aware of and responsive to each other's needs.
Johanna is thoughtful, a great listener, and easy to open up to. She challenged us in a positive way as well, checking to make sure we were being truly honest with ourselves and therefore with each other. It was a very important part of our journey and we're grateful to Johanna for helping us chart it. We intend to return to her even after we're married to help us better manage certain milestones as they occur in our relationship.
