Dr. Monica Johnson

Dr. Monica Johnson |

ADHD is often described as an attention disorder. But for many of the adults living with it, the most painful impact isn’t at work or in personal productivity — it’s

Dr. Monica Johnson |

ADHD and anxiety are two of the most common mental health conditions in adults. They also frequently appear together — research estimates that somewhere between 50 and 60 percent of

Dr. Monica Johnson |

If you have struggled with anxiety, you have probably been given a lot of strategies. Breathe deeply. Challenge your thoughts. Do the thing that scares you. For some people, some

Dr. Monica Johnson |

Most people picture a hyperactive child when they think of ADHD. Someone who can’t sit still, blurts things out, and bounces off the walls. That image is real — but

Dr. Monica Johnson |

When people think about trauma therapy, they often think about talking through what happened. Narrating the experience. Making sense of it. And for some people, in some situations, that is

Dr. Monica Johnson |

By Dr. Monica Johnson, PsyD You may have heard someone mention IFS, or seen the term come up when you were searching for a therapist. Internal Family Systems therapy has

Dr. Monica Johnson |

Most conversations about ADHD treatment focus on two things: medication and executive function. How to focus. How to get started on tasks. How to manage time. These are real challenges,

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If you’ve started researching therapy options, you’ve almost certainly encountered both CBT and DBT. Both are evidence-based. Both are widely used. Both involve skills and homework. And both are offered

Dr. Monica Johnson |

You’ve probably heard the term DBT,  maybe from a therapist, a friend, or a quick scroll through mental health content online. But knowing the acronym and knowing whether DBT could

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Dr. Monica Johnson |

Somewhere along the way, OCD became a punchline. It got reduced to a quirky personality trait: someone who likes their desk perfectly organized or alphabetizes their spice rack. But obsessive

What Is Sleep Hygiene?

Sleep hygiene refers to both your sleep environment and behavior. It’s the art of creating routines around healthy habits and avoiding things that can interfere

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Appreciating Anxiety

Anxiety has a bad reputation. We often define anxiety as debilitating and uncomfortable, and see it as leading to avoidance of people, places, and things.

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The Power of PLEASE Skill

Today, we’re diving into one of the super cool skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) – the PLEASE skill. This skill is a hidden gem

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Bringing Awareness to Avoidance

What is avoidance?  It involves consciously sidestepping challenging or unwanted situations to protect our mental and emotional well-being. While many people are familiar with the

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Breaking Down Sensory Sensitivities

Each person has a unique sensory profile, meaning that every individual has different sensory preferences and sensitivities. Common preferences may include observing a sunset, smelling

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Enmeshment Trauma: What is it?

Enmeshment trauma, or sometimes called emotional incest, refers to a family system that lacks boundaries. In an enmeshed family, the parents or caregiver inappropriately relies

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Disorganized Attachment

As many know, attachment styles are a key component in understanding and breaking dysfunctional relationship patterns. Attachment styles develop in childhood based on our relationship

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