Erik Johnston, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor

My name is Erik Johnston. I work with people who are pulled toward exploring the deeper patterns, images, sensations, and meanings that shape their lives. Please check out my website as it has much higher quality information as well as important differences between counseling and therapy traditions. I practice in north Overland Park, Kansas, serving the greater Kansas City metro area along Shawnee Mission Parkway. My work delves into the inside world: feelings, thoughts, intuitions, and personal history. I use the relationship itself, body awareness, imagination, dreams, sand tray, and creative approaches to turn history and stuck places into resources for real growth and new ways of being — in relationships, work, and your sense of purpose. Client's give me feedback that I am a deep and flexible therapist. They remark I am able to bring newness into their lives. They say that I, "get them" and that I support them from within their background and beliefs. I am direct, collaborative, and stay with what matters to you rather than imposing a map." I am not an "armchair" therapist - I am with you.

I find that play, imagination, and the depth of human experience are essential to growth with clients. I believe you are the best person in your life to find what you need most. And yet, I believe deeply in education and learning. Working with me, you will be offered the opportunity to grow and to learn. Check out my website and About Me to find out how I engage and learn so that I can be the best resource I can for the work you want to do.