Michaela Renee Johnson, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Auburn, CA — therapist at ThriveTalk

Michaela Renee Johnson

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

15 yrs experience

Updated August 3, 2026 How we verify

About

Michaela Renee Johnson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT #90280) based in Lincoln/Auburn, California, practicing online with clients throughout the state. She has practiced for about 15 years, working with individuals and couples on relationship patterns, anxiety, trauma, and stress, and has a niche specialty working with pilots and other aviation/high-performance professionals. She is also a licensed pilot herself, an author of several self-help books, and host of the SkyTalkDoc podcast.

Services

  • Couples counseling
  • Women's issues
  • Anxiety
  • Relationship patterns
  • Aviation professionals / pilots
  • Sex therapy
  • Narcissistic personality disorder
  • Relationship issues
  • Stress
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Addiction
  • ADHD/ADD
  • Depression
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Grief
  • Art therapy
  • Attachment-based
  • Christian counseling
  • Emotionally focused therapy
  • Equine-assisted therapy
  • Experiential therapy
  • Family/marital therapy
  • Imago
  • Interpersonal
  • Jungian
  • Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
  • Relational
  • Solution-focused brief therapy
  • Trauma-focused

State licenses

  • California · License #90280 · LMFT Current

    expires 2027-11-30

Reputation

4.8 / 5 across 92 reviews Positive
  • Grow Therapy Rated 4.8 / 5 92 reviews
  • Zocdoc Rated 4.8 / 5
  • Zocdoc Rated 5 / 5

What clients praise

  • Clients feel heard and not one-sided in sessions
  • Solution-oriented approach with practical tools/handouts
  • Strong clinical knowledge, explains the 'why' behind guidance
  • Good bedside manner and responsiveness

In the field

Sources

The facts on this page are drawn from 12 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.

Psychology Today directory

  • Full name, credentials, license #90280, location (Lincoln, CA), specialties, issues treated, modalities, fees, session format, years in practice, education claims (psychologytoday.com)
  • Direct headshot photo URL used as photo_url (photos.psychologytoday.com)

NPPES NPI registry

  • NPI 1528341039, name Michaela Renee Johnson, credential LMFT, license 90280 (CA), taxonomy 101YM0800X, practice address 884 Lincoln Way Ste 42, Auburn, CA 95603, phone 530-401-3756, enumeration date 2011-09-21, sex F, status Active (NPI record) (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)

Healthgrades directory

  • Education (Chapman University 2012, San Jose State 2001), Auburn CA address/phone, specialties, no reviews posted yet (healthgrades.com)

provider aggregator (npiprofile.com)

Grow Therapy directory

  • Insurance accepted: AmeriHealth Administrators, AmeriHealth NJ Medicare Advantage; rating 4.8/5 (92 reviews); bio on relationship neuroscience specialty and aviation-professional niche (growtherapy.com)

Zocdoc directory

  • Listed profile in Lincoln, CA and separately in Auburn, CA; rating figures found via search snippet (page itself blocked, 403) (zocdoc.com)

provider personal/author website (7primalwounds.com)

  • Bio: licensed psychotherapist and commercial pilot, creator of '7 Primal Wounds' framework, book titles, aerial book tour, social media links, contact WhatsApp 530-401-3756 (matches NPI phone) (7primalwounds.com)

Goodreads author page

  • Author bio and book 'Teetering On Disaster', listed as licensed psychotherapist (goodreads.com)

Insight Timer profile

  • Meditation teacher profile, Sacramento CA, joined April 2020, 468 followers, same bio/books (insighttimer.com)

podcast episode (Spreaker)

  • Guest appearance as psychotherapist and licensed pilot, Feb 2025 (spreaker.com)

California Board of Behavioral Sciences

  • Enforcement actions list checked; no direct hit found via general enforcement page (full per-license verification not completed, see data_quality.notes) (bbs.ca.gov)
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