Johanna

Johanna Karasik

Licensed Professional Counselor

“I collaborate with you to understand your struggles, strengths & values to help you make the positive changes in your life that you desire.”

About Me

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in Northglenn, Colorado, specializing in trauma, anxiety, stress, and life transitions.

Approach

When we work together, I focus on how your values and strengths show up day-to-day and gently guide practical steps toward the changes you want. In my Northglenn office or online, sessions are paced to match your comfort—sometimes slow and reflective after difficult experiences, sometimes skill-focused to reduce anxiety and burnout. I combine teachable coping practices with space to process memories and cultural context, and offer small, doable between-session tools. This way of working often helps adults facing life transitions, recovery from abuse, or chronic stress.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

It seems like you’re worried, sad or anxious more days than not lately. Your thoughts keep you up or you feel nervous energy. You feel disconnected from yourself or others. You just want to feel happy again - or at least not so irritated, lonely, or anxious. Perhaps you replay situations over & over in your head. Or worry about someone- yourself, a loved one, a difficult boss or toxic co-worker? Maybe you’re unfulfilled at work. You’re wondering if there’s a more meaningful career for you and/or how to manage a job you hate in the meantime. You carry stress w/family, work, & other responsibilities and want to cope in healthier ways. You want relief, hope, connection, joy. You’re ready for change. You’re wondering what’s next. I can help. I will listen, validate, collaborate with you in defining your path, and support you along the way. Our work together may include space to process and feel catharsis, building stress management and coping skills, utilizing your strengths and interests, developing additional healthy habits, healing pain and traumas, determining specific goals, exploring your values and passions, and considering new perspectives and ideas.

Services Offered:

  • Trauma Counseling

    Counselling specifically for people affected by traumatic events, focused on processing what happened and reducing symptoms like flashbacks and hypervigilance.

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  • Free Consultation

    A no-cost initial session to meet the therapist, discuss needs, and decide whether they are the right fit before committing.

  • Online Therapy

    Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.

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  • Individual Therapy

    One-on-one therapy sessions between a client and a therapist, focused on that person's specific concerns and goals.

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  • Therapy

    Professional treatment for mental health concerns, providing a structured space for insight, emotional processing, and behavioural change.

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  • Counseling

    A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.

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Works With:

  • Adults
  • Individuals

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Abuse

    Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.

  • Life Transitions

    Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.

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  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Stress / Burnout

    The body and mind's response to prolonged or excessive demands. When sustained, it can lead to emotional exhaustion, detachment, and reduced functioning (burnout).

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  • Cross-Cultural

    The psychological challenges of living between two or more cultures, including identity conflicts, acculturation stress, and difficulties with belonging.

  • Personal Development

    The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.

  • Self-Care

    Deliberate actions taken to maintain or improve one's own mental, emotional, and physical well-being.

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  • Trauma

    The lasting psychological impact of deeply distressing events, such as violence, abuse, accidents, or disasters, that overwhelm a person's ability to cope.

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  • LGBTQIA+ Support

    The unique psychological experiences of LGBTQIA+ individuals, including identity exploration, coming out, discrimination, minority stress, and relationship dynamics.

  • PTSD

    Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a condition that develops after a traumatic event, causing flashbacks, nightmares, hypervigilance, and emotional numbness.

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Professional Title:

  • Licensed Professional Counselor

    A counselor licensed to provide professional mental health services including assessment and therapy.

Credentials

Registrations

Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Qualifications

Adams State University

Colorado State University

University of Colorado Denver

AcceleratedResolutionTherapy.com

Service Areas

Defining Path Counseling

In-person & Online

Northglenn, Colorado

United States