Work with Dr. Stacy Johnston - BetterHelp Online Therapist

Dr. Johnston has been wonderful. I was hesitant to try messaging-based therapy at first, but it has proved to be very helpful. Her messaging style allows me to take time to reflect on her thoughtful questions. Taking the time to type out my responses has helped me better process things. She has been great at helping me reframe emotionally charged situations so that they feel much more manageable. Additionally, I appreciate her responses in general; her questions and insights feel neutral but supportive.

Written on Sep 04, 2026 after therapy with Stacy for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, and coping with life changes

Super responsive and understanding and creates a solution to the problems and gives great feedback

Written on Jul 17, 2026 after therapy with Stacy for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, family conflicts, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes

Dr. Johnston is absolutely amazing. I should have started therapy a lot earlier in life, but THIS timing led me to HER!

Written on Jul 07, 2026 after therapy with Stacy for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd

Dr. Johnston listens well and offers good ideas. She has helped me a lot already and I’ve only been texting her for about a month.

Written on Jul 05, 2026 after therapy with Stacy for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes

Dr. Johnston has been very understanding, patient, and thoughtful throughout our conversations. She asks reflective questions that helped me better understand my emotions, postpartum struggles, family dynamics, and bipolar disorder in a deeper way. I appreciated that she created a space where I felt comfortable opening up honestly about difficult and vulnerable topics without feeling judged.

Her responses feel compassionate and balanced, and I especially appreciated how she helped me reflect on both my own emotional needs and the perspectives of the people around me. Therapy with her has helped me become more aware of my triggers, stress patterns, and emotional reactions in a constructive way.

Written on May 27, 2026 after therapy with Stacy for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and bipolar disorder

She is wonderful.

Written on Jan 16, 2026 after therapy with Stacy for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, bipolar disorder, and coaching

Dr. Johnston is so kind and helpful. She always responds with understanding and tries to provide me a different perspective on whatever I bring her. My therapy journey has been tough, finding the right sounding board isn’t easy, and oftentimes mine would leave the practice and nobody at their office would communicate that with me. BetterHelp doesn’t seem to have that issue. Dr. Johnston has been my longest standing therapist and has helped me through a number of issues, big and small. Things I’ve wanted to work through for a long time, but also day to day interactions I feel like I’m not grasping well. Her messaging only style also makes it easy to send her a note in the moment I am struggling, which helps me be able to move through that moment and continue my day until her response can help me more. I don’t have to sit with my feelings until my next appointment (which by then honestly I would have forgotten the last 72 hours anyways or forgotten important details about how a situation occurred). Dr. Johnston has helped me rekindle a connection to myself that I really needed.

Written on Dec 03, 2025 after therapy with Stacy for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd

I message with Dr Johnston and it’s been a new way of therapy for me. I’ve done live/one on one therapy before but something about texting (although not as personal) really allows me to be honest and write everything down. This is actually therapeutic for me. I also like that it serves kind of like a diary where I can read back what I wrote and reflect on it. She has been very supportive, offering encouragement and reassurance. That’s what I’ve needed these past 6 months. I also find this type of therapy less exhausting. I still get very emotional in writing but I like that it’s consistent and I can respond throughout the week instead of having one very long exhausting session. I’m unfiltered, raw and motivated to be honest with all my challenges and felings. Dr. Johnston has been very supportive through it all.

Written on Nov 08, 2024 after therapy with Stacy for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and compassion fatigue

I will forever be eternally grateful for my therapist. She navigated through a very difficult time of my life and continues to do so and I feel she really listens and offers words of encouragement as well as questions that make me realize on my own things that I never saw before or chose to ignore and I am happy to be living more content now

Written on Aug 25, 2024 after therapy with Stacy for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes

Dr. Johnston has helped me process some things and get over a mental hurdle I had set up for myself.

Written on May 21, 2024 after therapy with Stacy for 2 weeks on issues concerning addictions, grief, and eating disorders

I just started my therapy with Dr. Johnston a few weeks ago and given my husband's illness have not been able to regularly communicate with her. However, just having her there and checking in on me has been such a help. In responding to her questions I am able to share my emotional state. It helps knowing there is someone I can share my inner state with. Thanks, Dr. Johnston.

Written on May 06, 2024 after therapy with Stacy for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, anger management, and compassion fatigue

Dr. Johnston approach therapy is very helpful. Writing through text about my problems or my difficulties in life helps me to think throughly about the questions and when I answer sometimes I will cry and this helps me and I feel relief. After writing about my struggles and cry I am like new to continue in life. Very thankful with her.

Written on Apr 29, 2024 after therapy with Stacy for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, coping with life changes, and coaching

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