Ann K Johnson, PhD

As an APPA-certified philosophical counselor and trauma survivor I express my passion for philosophy through the trajectory of healing that integrates the mind, heart, and body. What we lose in the relational event of trauma is the integral self whose appearance shines through the space of others. In philosophic counseling, I offer clients, from a variety of life situations and professions, to work through the crises and dilemmas that present in relationships, careers, and life in general.

You may find us working through important issues such as existential crises and melees, developing one’s world view as an integrated belief system, emotional issues, including grief, despair, angst, and other elements of our human condition, decision-making and moral dilemmas, and the awakening of purpose, meaning, and value. Philosophic counseling elicits a journey between the crumbling of one’s limited assumptions and understanding to the healing birthing process aimed at finding our truth through a dialogue that facilitates the emergence of the self.

The majority of my sessions are done through zoom, skype, or facetime.

My standard rate for a 60 minute session is US$120.00, but I offer a reduced sliding fee for lower-income clients.

Most theories of the soul (self/mind/consciousness) forge a distinction between the material and immaterial, giving preferential value to the immaterial due to its purification from the material. In this sense, what has been traditionally called a psyche …

The question of forgiveness is one that comes up in both personal and political contexts. What this means is that forgiveness is not simply about harms done to ourselves or those close to us, but about the harms done to others in the larger community. For…

Having steeped myself in the study of the experience of trauma from violence, I have looked at many angles of the experience: how it disrupts beliefs and our orientation toward our view of the world, its moral and political reality and implications, physi…