Dr. Delsa Johnson-Waddell, LCMHC

Dr. Delsa Johnson-Waddell is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) based in Utah with 13 years of professional experience. She brings both clinical training and a coaching background to her work, having trained as a life coach in 2002 and maintained part-time practice as a life and success coach since that time.

Her clinical focus includes mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, addictions, relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges including strategies for managing problem behaviors in children, obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, personality disorders, anger, intimacy-related issues, self-esteem, ADHD, and coping with significant life changes. She has pursued continuing education across many topics and has developed particular expertise in trauma-related treatment.

Her approach to counseling is collaborative, open, and accepting. She combines her knowledge of therapeutic techniques with the client’s self-knowledge - emphasizing honesty and authenticity as central to progress. She works from both individual and systems perspectives to help people improve interactions within families, couples, and groups as well as to nurture individual growth. Dr. Johnson-Waddell uses a range of modalities including EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), integrative processing techniques, motivational interviewing, dialectical behavior therapy, expressive and somatic methods, mindfulness practices, guided visualization, and hypnotherapy.

She helps people explore their strengths and apply them toward meaningful change. Over the course of her career she has supported individuals in developing greater resilience, clearer perspectives, and more satisfying relationships.