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Sommerville Johnston
Counselor, MA, LCMHC, SEP (she, her)
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
Asheville, NC 28801
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My approach to counseling is to join you on your path of discovery, healing, and growth, and to honor and help uncover your internal wisdom. I will invite you to listen to your body, to learn its language, and to track your nervous system in order to gain more of a sense of what it is you need to feel safe. I offer education on the functioning of the stress/threat response, so that we can remove shame from the way we see obstacles, and instead learn from our innate drive towards survival and expand our capacity to tolerate feelings, both the lows and the highs.
I participate in ongoing personal work around my heritage, privilege, and a deeper understanding of our messy humanity. I operate from a place of curiosity, and incorporate humor into this serious practice of life. I have chosen some alternative paths and am familiar with the state of transition, that awkward liminal place of uncertainty and patience.
I am passionate about facilitating opportunities for individuals and groups to connect with the natural world, to explore their inner-landscapes (the part of the natural world that is always with us), and to discover within themselves a strength and beauty more powerful than they previously knew.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $160
- Pay by American Express, Check, Mastercard, Venmo, Visa
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Sommerville Johnston
Counselor, MA, LCMHC, SEP
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of North Carolina / 9133 Sommerville Johnston
- In Practice for 14 Years
- License: The Board of Examiners in Counseling of the State of Alabama 4272 / 2020
- Certificate from Somatic Experiencing International SEP / 2019
- Attended Prescott College, Master's in Counseling Psychology; Focus in Adventure Based Psychotherapy, Graduated 2010
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Women's Issues
- Trauma and PTSD
- Anxiety
Expertise
- Body Positivity
- Grief
- Life Transitions
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
Client Focus
Age
Adults
Communities
Queer Allied
Age
Adults
Communities
Queer Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Relational
- Somatic
- Trauma Focused
Groups
Expertise
Women's Issues
Age
Adults
Group Meets
Third Fri
Location
Asheville, NC 28801
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Location
Additional Location
Birmingham Location
Birmingham, AL 35233
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Sommerville Johnston
Counselor, MA, LCMHC, SEP