About Jameshia
Jameshia Johnson is a licensed master social worker who focuses on somatic-informed care and practical talk therapy. She brings eight years of clinical experience and aims to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, grief, and difficult life changes. Her approach centers on listening first and tailoring sessions to the person in front of her.
Jameshia keeps sessions straightforward and grounded. She uses body-aware somatic methods alongside attachment-based and client-centered techniques to help people notice how emotions show up in their bodies and daily relationships.
Background and approach
Cognitive tools are used when thoughts or habits get in the way of feeling better. She works with a wide range of concerns including parenting strain, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem struggles, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care issues, attachment difficulties, body image, and care-related stress.
She also addresses trauma, abuse, domestic violence, and addiction-related patterns. Sessions balance practical steps and reflective work. Clients can expect help building coping skills, improving communication, and making small changes that fit day-to-day life.
Jameshia aims to keep language simple and goals clear so progress is easier to notice. Based in Michigan, she offers multiple ways to connect such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Jameshia prefers to keep a manageable caseload so she can pay close attention to each persons needs and tailor care around their goals.
How somatic and attachment approaches translate to online therapy
Somatic work brings attention to how stress and emotion show up in the body, using simple movement, breath, and grounding practices to help reduce overwhelm and increase awareness. It can be helpful for trauma, anxiety, and patterns that feel locked in the body.Attachment-based therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape reactions and expectations. This approach helps people understand connection patterns, improve communication, and work through fear of abandonment or trust issues.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. Sessions can shift over time as new priorities emerge.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face work and somatic guidance; phone sessions suit people on the go; live chat and text-based messaging provide short check-ins and ongoing support between live appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the focus on meaningful progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English