Background

As a second career counselor, Johanan brings lived experience to his work. He completed his Masters in Counseling Psychology from Temple University, after a career as a research professor in Chemistry, fulfilling a lifelong desire to work directly with individuals to help them heal intrapersonally. After graduating, Johanan completed a six-month long program working with clients who identify as Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents. He has additional experience in a private practice setting working with clients to heal a variety of trauma symptoms and presentations. Johanan is Level 1 trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy through the IFS Institute and continues to seek advanced training and consultation in IFS.

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Through mindfulness and somatic exercises, Johanan helps adult individuals work towards relational change by facilitating trust within the inner system. In practice, this may look like helping individuals simply identify and access inner resources or actively working to relieve the system of burdensome beliefs that prevents the individuals from experiencing a sense of internal wholeness and harmony.

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In addition to his clinical experience, Johanan has over 10 years of experience facilitating small groups in community and retreat settings.

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Clinical Expertise:

• IFS

• Attachment based therapies

• Mindfulness and Compassion-based interventions

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Areas of Expertise:

• Childhood trauma

• Adult Children of Narcissists

• Shame

• Relational trauma, including sexual dysfunction, narcissistic parents, religious trauma, and relational conflict  

• Life transitions, including emerging young adults, coming into middle age, retirement transitions, divorce, grief, and graceful aging​​

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Specialty Populations:

• Neurocomplex/Neurodivergent individuals (ADHD/AuADHD/ASD)

• LGBTQ+ identifying individuals

• Marginalized populations experiencing intersecting oppressions, including, but not limited to, gender-diverse individuals, religious minorities, individuals with disabilities, etc.  

• Highly sensitive persons (HSP)

• Rejection-sensitive dysphoria (RSD)

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Work with me to:

• Somatically release painful or/and shameful beliefs and experiences

• Decrease anxious, obsessive, and/or fear-driven responses and increase confidence rooted in Self-trust

• Explore and curate interpersonal relationships that feel mutually respectful and energizing 

• Release rigid expectations from current and/or previous relationships that consume your day-to-day thoughts

• Explore values and desires related to sex and sexuality

• Learn to check in with your system to increase Self-compassion rather than self-abandon when feeling overwhelmed or misheard 

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*Johanan is a licensed associate professional counselor in the state of Pennsylvania. Johanan works under the clinical supervision of Erin Woodbridge, MA, LPC (PAPC010166).