Mindfulness Coach and Therapist
Jen Johnson, LCMHC
Mindfulness Coach & Therapist
I am a mindfulness coach and therapist offering a mind body approach to healing and transformation.
My areas of specialty include stress, resilience, loss, grief, health, creativity, gifted adults, meaningful life change, and climate anxiety.
Through coaching, therapy, speaking, and workshops, I help individuals and organizations build greater awareness, clarity, and emotional resilience.
Jen Johnson is a featured expert on mindfulness:
As a mindfulness coach and therapist, I help people to navigate the challenges of being human with greater ease and embrace life’s joy and beauty more fully.
When you work with me, there’s no going over and over the past. I’ll teach you evidence-based strategies to help you heal from the stress of difficult times, live in the present moment and feel inspired and excited to wake up to your life in the morning. I’ll teach you how to use positive neuroplasticity to regulate your nervous system and create lasting brain changes to increase inner strength and positive feelings and experiences.
When you’re living mindfully and intentionally, everything seems to flow with greater ease, including your physical and emotional wellbeing, relationships, work and creativity. When you live intentionally, you really can, to a significant degree, choose how your life unfolds regardless of your current circumstances.
I’ll teach you how to put the past in perspective, focus on living in the present and transform your struggles into strengths. Something beautiful usually comes out of difficulty in the end. It may not be exactly what we want, but it’s often better than we imagine.
Learn how to make meaning from your story and embrace the heart and soul of who you are. Your uniqueness is what makes you beautiful.
I have been practicing and teaching mindfulness meditation for 40+ years. I teach and coach beginning and experienced mindfulness students who are interested in developing a regular practice and integrating it into everyday life for increased peace, happiness and fulfillment.
I’m also a writer and photographer. My creative work explores loss, longing, beauty, and our relationship with the living world. For those who are interested, I incorporate therapeutic writing and photography into our work together.
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Coaching
Mindfulness coaching to support stress reduction, resilience, healing from loss, creativity, health, and meaningful life change.
Sessions worldwide via Zoom
Mindfulness Coach
Develop a regular mindfulness practice to reduce stress, increase awareness, and build resilience in daily life, while also supporting your creative practice.
This work may also include support for health habits, creative process, and navigating complexity for gifted adults.
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“Practicing mindfulness has changed my life… I feel genuinely happy and at peace.”
— Former client
Life Coach
Support for clarity, direction, and meaningful change when you feel stuck, overwhelmed, or at a crossroads.
Therapy
Therapy for stress, anxiety, loss, grief, health concerns, and life transitions for clients in North Carolina.
Workshops
Online mindfulness and mindful writing workshops designed to support awareness, creativity, and resilience for individuals and organizations.
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Speaking and Training
Mindfulness-based speaking and training for organizations, conferences, and teams supporting stress reduction, resilience, and well-being in times of change. Topics include workplace stress, emotional resilience, and climate-related uncertainty.
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“Jen is extremely knowledgeable and empathetic. We often refer clients to her for her expert guidance, and she is also one of our favorite guest speakers.”
— Laura Bransfield, MPH, RD, LDN
Owner, Summerfield Custom Wellness
What is Mindfulness?
Mindfulness is awareness of present moment without clinging, without turning away and trying to escape what feels uncomfortable, and without wanting it to be other than it is. It is a practice of acknowledging things as they are in the moment and meeting whatever arises with kindness and friendliness.
Practicing mindfulness allows us to be present with whatever arises in our lives, both the joys and the difficult moments, without being so reactive. When we bring awareness to whatever is happening right now, we have the freedom to choose how to respond rather than falling into habitual patterns of reactivity.
Our health—and indeed our entire lives—can be seen as the sum of all our moment-to-moment decisions. –Kelly A. Turner
Whether you’re new to mindfulness or an experienced practitioner wanting to deepen your practice, I will teach you how to develop a regular practice and more fully integrate mindfulness into your life. I’ll help you to design a mindful life that is aligned with the heart and soul of your authentic self.
The Stories We Live By
Life can be extraordinarily difficult — and astonishingly beautiful.
Stress and grief don’t only come from what happens to us, but from the meaning we make of those experiences. Through mindfulness and reflective writing, we begin to examine the stories we carry — and gently reshape them in ways that support healing, creativity, and resilience.
This work is not about bypassing pain. It is about meeting it with presence — and allowing it to deepen, rather than diminish, your life.
In stillness, nature shows us how to hold both grief and beauty.
What is a Mindfulness Coach?
A mindfulness coach helps you develop a regular mindfulness practice and integrate it into everyday life — reducing stress, building resilience, improving health, and creating space for a more intentional and meaningful life.
Jen Johnson is a mindfulness coach serving individuals and organizations worldwide through coaching, speaking, and workshops.
Jen Johnson offers online therapy in North Carolina, including Wilmington, Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Asheville, and Charlotte.
Jennifer Johnson offers affirming, inclusive and welcoming services for all.