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Dr. Woodruff Johnson

CA Psychologist 27260
Credentials
CA Psychologist 27260
NPI Number
1982157392
Location
California
Languages
English
Dr. Woodruff Johnson
26 years experience | Counselor of Color

About Dr. Woodruff Johnson

As a licensed therapist with over two decades of experience, I specialize in supporting individuals navigating complex emotional landscapes. My practice centers on addressing depression, anxiety, trauma, and life transitions with a deep commitment to understanding each client’s unique journey.

I bring expertise in helping clients work through challenging experiences, including social anxiety, grief, attachment issues, and stress related to caregiving, midlife changes, and personal identity. My approach is rooted in cultural sensitivity, with a particular focus on supporting individuals facing multicultural challenges, discrimination, and systemic pressures.

My therapeutic style emphasizes compassionate, collaborative healing. I work closely with clients to develop meaningful coping strategies, rebuild self-esteem, and create pathways toward personal growth and emotional resilience. Whether you’re struggling with panic attacks, relationship dynamics, or processing difficult life experiences, I’m dedicated to providing supportive, affirming guidance.

I welcome individuals from all backgrounds and am committed to creating a safe, understanding space where you can explore your challenges and strengths with genuine respect and care.

Licenses

Psychologist
27260

Professional experience

  • Addictions
  • ADHD
  • Anger management
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Coaching
  • Compassion fatigue
  • Coping with life changes
  • Depression
  • Family conflicts
  • Grief
  • Intimacy-related issues
  • LGBT
  • Parenting issues
  • Relationship issues
  • Self esteem
  • Stress, Anxiety
  • Trauma and abuse

Additional Focus Areas

  • Attachment issues
  • Cancer
  • Caregiver issues and stress
  • Commitment issues
  • Communication problems
  • Control issues
  • Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
  • Dissociation
  • Fatherhood issues
  • First responder issues
  • Forgiveness
  • Guilt and shame
  • Men's issues
  • Midlife crisis
  • Mood disorders
  • Multicultural concerns
  • Panic disorder and panic attacks
  • Post-traumatic stress
  • Pregnancy and childbirth
  • Prejudice and discrimination
  • Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
  • Social anxiety and phobia

Clinical Approaches

  • Attachment-Based Therapy
  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Hypnotherapy
  • Mindfulness Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Trauma-Focused Therapy

Languages

  • English

15 Reviews

“My sessions with Dr. Woodruff go well I always feel a little closer to my goals in healing. I’m also less stressed after our sessions.”

“Dr. Woody Johnson is incredibly articulate and obviously well read/practiced in the areas of psychology pertaining to therapy/development. <br /> He has been very easy to understand with his analogies and examples; all presented with a warm and steadying tone. Dr. Johnson has the experience to draw from in what to teach/guide his patients to inward realization and resolution with one’s past, present, and future.”

“Listens to all your concerns and plans therapy to prioritize the main issues. Gives great feedback.”

“I’ve only had one session with him, but it was very reassuring; he listened to me, he understood, he gave me coping tips and exercises, and he made me feel validated.”

“Good”

“Dr. Woody has been a great help in listening, and giving guidance; while also providing me tools and insight into my anxiety and depression.”

“Doc Johnson is a really smart calm helpful person . I really am thankful for his advice and help on all aspect of my life he is really a great experience. Thank you doc”

“Dr. Johnson had a very calm demeanor that is immediately relaxing. He communicates clearly and presents options and tools to use between sessions and while working through difficult issues. Highly recommend.”

“I really appreciate how Dr. Johnson actively listens and asks thoughtful questions that have help me gain new insights and perspectives to recent difficult situations I have been through. Before meeting with Dr. Johnson I felt stuck and since then he has helped me navigate life and maintain a healthy mind.”

“He's been great and I truly appreciate the relationship he and I have built in our sessions.”

“In all my years of therapy, Dr. Johnson is the first to truly allow me to be myself and at ease during our sessions. He also suggests realistic homework for me to be better.”

“DR. Johnson is wonderful and listens to what I am saying. Thank you”

“Dr. Johnson has been and currently is an incredibly positive impact in my life. Where I was 3 months ago seems like a vastly different person to who I am today. While I have put in that effort, Dr. Johnson is a guiding light and a force of optimism. <br /> <br /> He provides a space of calm, inquisitiveness, guidance, self reflection, objectivity as well as a space to listen and work on oneself. I appreciate our lighthearted candor and joviality as much as my need for a space to be vulnerable and to glue my pieces back together. <br /> <br /> Plus the dudes got an awesome voice, seriously it helps.”

“I am a returning client to Dr. Johnson I look forward to our next sessions<br /> <br /> I experienced Dr. Johnson really LISTENING to me & open to my feedback to him”

“Dr Johnson, is a high effective therapist, his methods worked really well for me and I’ve grown so much since I started.”

These reviews represent a few of the most recent positive reviews from the therapist's clients on BetterHelp. Some people's experience may be different.
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