Johanna Lopez, LPC

Johanna Lopez brings decades of practical experience to her work as a licensed counselor in Wisconsin. She holds a master’s degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, awarded in 1983, and completed a certificate program in Mental Health and the Older Adult at the University of Wisconsin - Madison in August 2014. As a Licensed Professional Counselor - a credential that denotes formal training and state licensure to provide mental health counseling - she blends formal education with years of hands-on practice.

Her career began in the classroom, where she taught middle school for 15 years and discovered that one of the most meaningful parts of the day was supporting students through counseling. This led her to become a guidance counselor at the same school, a role she held long enough to counsel children of her former students. Johanna later expanded into in-home therapy, working with adolescents who had minor legal involvement and providing counseling both at school and in the home. She also worked with organizations serving Medicaid families, delivering practical counseling around childrearing, budgeting, time management, and everyday coping skills.

Johanna’s therapeutic approach is intentionally eclectic, drawing on a range of methods to meet the goals clients set together at the start of therapy. She emphasizes listening more than speaking, moves at the client’s chosen pace, and offers compassionate reflection paired with professional insight. Her style is nonjudgmental and focused on supporting change when the client is ready, with an emphasis on collaboration and practical progress. Johanna presents herself as a steady resource and would consider it a privilege to accompany someone through their therapeutic journey.