01 · Who Johanna works with

Johanna works with stress, Anxiety, addictions and trauma and abuse

Johanna lists 5 specialisms and 34 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Johanna chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Johanna's own words

What Johanna says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

I bring over a decade of experience working across diverse settings-from community clinics and private practice to inpatient mental health and substance use recovery facilities-and I've had the privilege of supporting clients from every walk of life. My work with military veterans, law enforcement, corrections officers, healthcare professionals, and the LGBTQIA+ community has taught me that healing looks different for everyone, and meeting people where they are matters deeply. I work with individuals and couples across all ages, from children through elders, addressing everything from anxiety and depression to trauma, addiction, personality disorders, and life transitions. My approach is compassionate and direct, drawing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and family-focused interventions-all grounded in cultural sensitivity.

Johanna Williams, on the BetterHelp listing · read 9 Oct 2026

03 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Johanna practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Johanna's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Johanna at this point.

2. Naming Johanna specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Johanna is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Johanna.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

04 · Before you commit

3 questions worth asking Johanna

Built from what Johanna actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Johanna's - Johanna has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

  Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

• “You offer sessions in English and Dutch. Does the work change depending on which we use?”

  People often reach different material in a first language than in a second. Worth naming before you choose.

05 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LCSW

Licensed in

Illinois

Licence

IL LCSW 149024632

Licence number

149024632

Licence expires

30 Nov 2027

NPI

1023791852

Years in practice

10

Gender

Female

Languages

English, Dutch

International clients

Not accepted

Listed since

29 Sep 2026

06 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Johanna's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 9 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

Maker Therapy is not BetterHelp, does not take bookings, and has not met Johanna. There are no reviews or ratings on this page because we have no way to verify one. If you start therapy through a link here, we may be paid a commission - it does not change your price and it does not affect who appears here or in what order.

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