Juniper Rian Johns – LICSW – Availability: Yes

Office – Montpelier, VT 05601
Office Phone: 802-272-9353
Email address: [email protected]

Hours: Part-time In person

Payments – Green Mountain Care, BCBS VT, & Private Pay

Approach and types of therapy offered:

I value the therapeutic relationship as central to this work. I weave a range of interventions, to both allow space for process based insight and reflection; as well as,  to develop concrete skills to feel better.  My approach is often described as warm, encouraging, compassionate, and collaborative.

I see therapy as an emotionally held, free and protected space allowing for one’s continued growth and healing of their unique true self.

I like to lead with a person’s empowered strength and build on what’s working well for them.  Together we can work towards one’s intentions, reflect on what’s surfacing now, and explore new ways of coping and being.   I offer individual counseling for children, teens, and adults; as well as parent sessions and family counseling.

My orientation is Psychodynamic (attachment & relational).   I utilize interventions with Sandtray Therapy,  Mindfulness Therapy and somatic/body experiences, Child Developmental perspective, Play Therapy,  Contemplative Therapy, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT– a mindfulness and emotion regulation based therapy incorporating CBT theory).  As relevant for one’s therapy, I incorporate the mind body spirit connection and one’s cultural and societal influences.

Background:

I’m a Psychotherapist, Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), providing psychotherapy since 2009 and working with youth and families in a range of settings since 2002. My education: Master of Social Work with Smith College, 2009, with a focus on psychodynamic clinical practice and child and youth therapies, Bachelors of Science in Psychology with the University of Colorado at Boulder, 2003, Registered Yoga Teacher- 200 hr in 2006. My continued professional development: DBT, Sandtray therapy, somatic experiencing, contemplative therapies, LGBTQ+ community, Motivational Interviewing, and suicide prevention.