Jen Johnson, LCMHC
Mindfulness Coach and Counselor
Jen Johnson, LCMHC
Mindfulness Coach | Counselor |
Therapeutic Writing Coach | Author
You’re in the right place if you want to live more deeply–with greater awareness, creativity, and presence–whether you’re navigating stress, anxiety, grief, or life’s uncertainties or simply longing for a more intentional and meaningful life.
I help people meet life’s challenges with greater ease and embrace its beauty more fully.
As a licensed counselor, mindfulness coach, and therapeutic writing coach, I integrate neuroscience, mindfulness, and creative practice to support healing, resilience, and renewal — drawing on 40+ years of teaching and personal practice.
Writing as Refuge™ is the framework at the heart of this work — a contemplative practice that uses writing, mindfulness, and deep connection with nature to help you make meaning from your experiences, return to yourself, and reconnect with life’s beauty and wonder.
I work with individuals, organizations, and communities as a coach, counselor, workshop facilitator, and speaker — supporting greater awareness, resilience, and presence.
Something meaningful almost always emerges from difficulty. The work is learning to meet it with kindness and curiosity and to follow the slender threads of synchronicity that lead us toward deeper understanding.
The Stories We Live By
Life can be extraordinarily difficult — and astonishingly beautiful.
Stress and grief don’t only come from what happens to us, but from the meaning we make of those experiences. Through mindfulness and reflective writing, we begin to examine the stories we carry — and gently reshape them in ways that support healing, creativity, and resilience.
This work is not about bypassing pain. It is about meeting it with presence — and allowing it to deepen, rather than diminish, your life.
Jen Johnson is a featured expert on mindfulness:
Coaching
Mindfulness Coach
Develop a regular mindfulness practice to reduce stress, increase awareness, process grief, support health and wellness, and cultivate inner peace, happiness, and resilience in daily life.
“Practicing mindfulness has changed my life… I feel genuinely happy and at peace.”
— Former client
Sessions available worldwide by Zoom
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Counseling
Therapy for stress, anxiety, loss, grief, health, illness, and life transitions for clients in North Carolina.
Workshops
Online mindfulness, mindful writing, and mindful journaling workshops designed to support awareness, creativity, and resilience for individuals and organizations.
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Speaking and Training
Mindfulness-based speaking and mindfulness training for organizations, conferences, and teams supporting stress reduction, resilience, and well-being in times of change. Topics include workplace stress, emotional resilience, and climate-related uncertainty.
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“Jen is extremely knowledgeable and empathetic. We often refer clients to her for her expert guidance, and she is also one of our favorite guest speakers.”
— Laura Bransfield, MPH, RD, LDN
Owner, Summerfield Custom Wellness
Latest Blog Posts
- How to Journal: A Complete Guide to Journal Writing
- Writing Prompts: Deeper Questions for Self-Discovery and Transformation
- What is a Muse? And How to Find Her
- What a Mindfulness Coach Actually Does
- How to Do a Body Scan Meditation (Even When Your Mind Won’t Stop Racing)
What is Mindfulness?
Mindfulness is awareness of present moment without clinging, without turning away and trying to escape what feels uncomfortable, and without wanting it to be other than it is. It is a practice of acknowledging things as they are in the moment and meeting whatever arises with kindness and curiosity.
Practicing mindfulness allows us to be present with whatever arises in our lives, both the joys and the difficult moments, without being so reactive. When we bring awareness to whatever is happening right now, we have the freedom to choose how to respond rather than falling into habitual patterns of reactivity.
Our health—and indeed our entire lives—can be seen as the sum of all our moment-to-moment decisions. –Kelly A. Turner
Whether you’re new to mindfulness or an experienced practitioner, I will teach you how to develop a regular practice and integrate integrate into your everyday life.
In stillness, nature shows us how to hold both grief and beauty.
What is a Mindfulness Coach?
A mindfulness coach helps you develop a regular mindfulness practice and integrate it into everyday life — reducing stress, building resilience, improving health, and creating space for a more intentional and meaningful life.
Jen Johnson is a mindfulness coach serving individuals and organizations worldwide through coaching, speaking, and workshops.
Jen offers online individual counseling for adults in North Carolina.
Jennifer Johnson offers affirming, inclusive and welcoming services for all.