Wendy Johnston, LCSW-C

Wendy Johnston is a licensed clinical social worker with twenty years of practice in Maryland. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, attention challenges, and the effects of trauma and abuse. Wendy aims to create a respectful and compassionate space where someone can begin to feel steadier and more capable.

Wendy adapts conversations and plans to fit each person’s situation. She listens for what matters most and helps set practical steps a person can try between sessions. Her approach is straightforward and collaborative, with attention to motivation, self-esteem, and healing from painful experiences.

Over two decades of work have included supporting people facing caregiver strain, feelings of isolation, guilt or shame, and difficult life transitions like midlife concerns and aging. She also has experience with issues connected to military service and post-traumatic stress. Clients bring a mix of everyday problems and deeper wounds, and she addresses both kinds of needs in therapy.

Wendy works in Maryland and communicates in English. She explains options clearly so people can choose what fits their life. The first appointments focus on understanding immediate concerns and setting realistic, manageable goals.

Taking the first step can feel hard. Wendy offers steady guidance while people try new ways of coping, communicating, and making choices that lead toward a more satisfying life.

Evidence-based techniques and online therapy options

Wendy uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear, practical work. One common approach she uses involves skill-building to manage anxiety and stress, teaching breathing, grounding, and behavior-focused steps that reduce overwhelm and improve daily functioning. Another approach centers on processing trauma and abuse in careful, paced ways so painful memories feel less disruptive and daily life becomes more manageable.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Wendy collaborates with each person to identify what feels most useful, tries techniques together, and adjusts the plan based on progress and preferences. That shared decision-making helps match methods to real goals like better sleep, calmer reactions, or stronger self-worth.

If you are interested in online therapy, please confirm available session formats before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules require them. Therapists can also suggest approaches that work well when visual connection is limited or when brief phone-based check-ins are preferable. Ask about current session options when you set up your first appointment.