Sheree Johnson is the founder and Director of Gestalt Ann Arbor. She is a licensed psychotherapist and certified alcohol and drug prevention specialist. Sheree began her professional career in 1979 and has developed extensive expertise Child Welfare, Adolescent Psychology, Community Organization, Chemical Dependency Treatment and Prevention; Couples and Family Therapy; Women's Issues, Sex Education and Sex Therapy. Sheree has a B.A. in Social Work and a M.Ed. in Counseling. She has studied with the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland since the mid-90s and is a graduate of the Advanced Gestalt Couples and Family Program. Sheree also sponsors and leads workshops and retreats to support spiritual and personal growth.

"Gestalt Therapy is an alternative to traditional counseling offering a holistic approach to healing and growth. During your sessions, I teach you how to embrace all of the human qualities that make you so unique. In an atmosphere of acceptance and non-judgment, you are encouraged to use your sensations, beliefs, fears, hopes, memories and emotions to deepen your understanding of your true nature. Together, we will identify the beliefs and behaviors needed to create powerful changes in your inner and outer worlds. Self-awareness and non-judgment will empower you to live a life full of peace and contentment.

My professional training is extensive - spanning well over a quarter of a century; thus, I have a wide knowledge base and have developed expertise in many areas of the human experiences. I often integrate alternative therapies including somatic (body) therapy, meditation, and art. My associates specialize in other alternative healing modalities such as acupuncture, hypnotherapy, massage, reiki and reflexology. A multi-faceted combination of healing approaches will offer you the best opportunity to obtain powerful and lasting changes in your body, mind and spirit.

I have created an atmosphere of safety here. You are regarded as an equal in this process of healing. I accept whatever unique variables you have chosen to distinguish yourself as Human and Divine and without judgment or discrimination.

My associates and I believe that you are your own best therapist and healer. We teach you the skills required to stay "present". By becoming the ultimate Observer, you learn to witness your own attitudes, behaviors and reactions. These observations serve to deepen your awareness. Awareness, then, gives us the power to transform."

“I am an experienced eclectic psychologist. I have been trained in a variety of therapeutic approaches-family systems, strategic, psychodynamic, EMDR, Jungian, cognitive behavioral, hypnosis, Gestalt, humanistic existential-and I can custom tailor my therapy to the best interests of my client. I enjoy working with, and have been successful with, clients of all ages, and with individuals, couples, and families. I'm particularly well known in my local area for work to halt domestic violence and child abuse, for helping people recover from abuse and other trauma, and for working with people with depression and/or bipolar disorder.

I have also had very good success helping people with a variety of life adjustments, such as divorce, bereavement, child bearing, fertility problems, moving and settling into a new town. I am familiar with a great variety of religious and spiritual traditions:

Including various forms of Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Vedanta ("Hinduism"), Latter Day Saints ("Mormonism"), and New Age beliefs. I am very respectful of clients' religious and spiritual beliefs but able to show clients when they are misusing a religious formula in a dysfunctional or harmful way.”