Johnna Turnage, LPC, LPCC

Tennessee · 20 years in practice

Johnna Turnage is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with two decades of experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and major life changes.

License and registration

LPC, Tennessee: 4754 · expires January 2028
LPCC, Kentucky: 103313 · expires December 2026
NPI: 1063710176 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 20
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Johnna

Johnna Turnage is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with two decades of experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and major life changes. She offers practical, straightforward help for everyday struggles and family-related concerns. Her tone is warm and interactive, aimed at helping clients find better ways to cope and move forward.

Johnna draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people understand their feelings and how those feelings affect relationships and decisions.

Background and approach

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where clients set the pace, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try new behaviors. Her background includes school guidance counseling, college advising, individual and group counseling, and substance and nonmedical military family life counseling.

That variety shaped a practical approach that blends talking, reflection, and action steps people can use between sessions. Sessions are aimed at concrete goals such as managing anxiety, grieving losses, handling family conflict, addressing addiction concerns, and finding new purpose in midlife. Johnna encourages clients to try small changes and notice what helps, rather than promising quick fixes.

She is licensed in Tennessee and Kentucky as LPC and LPCC and has spent much of her career helping adults and older adults navigate transitions. Conversations in session are guided by the client’s priorities and paced to fit their needs.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Johnna lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Family conflicts
Grief
Depression
Coping with life changes
Aging and geriatric issues
Blended family issues
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Commitment issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Drug and alcohol addiction
Family problems
Forgiveness
Hoarding
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Sexual dysfunction
Social anxiety and phobia

Approaches Johnna names

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Online support

How emotion-focused and practical therapies work online

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name their feelings, then use those insights to change patterns that cause pain in relationships and daily life. It is useful for grief, family strain, and strong emotional reactions that keep returning.

Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the person’s experience. The therapist follows the client’s lead, offers empathy, and helps people find their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors, offering clear techniques to test unhelpful beliefs and try different actions to reduce anxiety and low mood.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose what fits their goals and preferences, and adjust strategies over time based on what helps most.

Online therapy provides flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation, phone works when bandwidth is limited, live chat or text can be useful for quick check-ins or ongoing support. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or mobility needs while keeping the focus on practical, emotion-focused work.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Johnna address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and coping with life changes, plus family-related worries and a range of related issues such as caregiver stress and isolation.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Sessions are warm and interactive with a focus on listening, understanding feelings, and trying practical steps between meetings to reduce symptoms and improve daily life.

What is her professional background?

Johnna has 20 years of experience in school guidance, college advising, individual and group counseling, and substance and nonmedical military family life counseling.

What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?

She holds LPC and LPCC credentials and is licensed in Tennessee and Kentucky. Her practice is based in Tennessee.

Which languages are supported and can international clients participate?

Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are accepted.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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