Jemma Johnson, AASW

Jemma Johnson is an AASW therapeutic social worker with six years' experience. They offer a down-to-earth, neuro-affirming style that aims to make therapy feel manageable and practical. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person's needs, with an emphasis on real-life change rather than perfect answers.

Jemma commonly helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and trauma. They also support those working through ADHD, autism, identity questions, and queer or gender-related concerns. Jemma pays attention to body image, eating issues, chronic illness, and the overlap of multiple challenges when they occur together.

Their approach blends attachment-based work with client-centred listening and practical Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) tools. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) skills and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) ideas are also woven in when helpful. Jemma explains patterns, maps thinking and feeling, and teaches small skills that can be used day to day.

Therapy with Jemma can include creative options such as walking sessions, body-doubling while doing tasks, or simple worksheets to track overwhelm. These choices are offered to suit different ways of thinking and sensing the world, especially for people who are neurodivergent.

People who meet Jemma describe sessions as relaxed and practical. The work focuses on rebuilding authenticity, improving self-worth, and finding strategies that fit an individual life. To start, a short matching process helps connect you and schedule a first session.

How Jemma’s approaches translate online

Jemma draws on Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to shape sessions. Attachment-based work looks at how past relationships influence present responses and helps people build safer ways of relating. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening, acceptance and following the client’s lead to find what matters most. CBT offers clear, practical strategies for shifting unhelpful thinking and reducing anxious or depressive symptoms.

Finding the right approach is a joint process. Jemma will work with each person to choose techniques that suit their goals and preferences. Together they test what helps most, then adapt the plan as progress is made.

If you’re considering online work, check the therapist's current session options before booking. The profile mentions creative session styles in person, so confirm whether those or remote alternatives are available. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. They can also let people try verbal and written tools in the moment, which can be useful for practising skills between sessions.