Fred Johnson LPC-MHSP

Welcome! My name is Fred Johnson. I’m happy you’ve found me and that you’re considering counseling. I love helping people and am proud of the work I do. Before we go over my qualifications, I think it is important you know a little more about me as a person when considering to trust me with your mental health wellness.


Here are the essentials: 

I believe there are 4 foundational components to an individual’s well-being

  1. Mental Health - includes your thoughts, memories, ideas, self-talk,  perceptions, paradigms, and constructs of life
  2. Emotional Health - includes your deep feelings, emotional reactions, mood and attitudes, and attachments
  3. Physical Health - includes meeting the needs of the body, brain, and safety in environment
  4. Spiritual Health - includes one’s sense of connection beyond just ourself, one’s faith, and expression of that faith


Neglecting any one of these components impedes wellness. 

  • I meet clients where they are at. I find that the quickest way of arriving at a desired destination is to start where your feet are. I don’t force clients to move too far or too fast. Instead, I invite you talk about what is important to you. 
  • Safety in sessions is foundational to growth. If you spoke with people who know me, they would describe my presence as caring, warm, trustworthy, inquisitive, calming, and genuine. Utilizing these personal characteristics in the counseling setting, I strive to foster safety in sessions where clients are free to explore themselves and decide what changes are needed to improve their mental health. 
  • I believe in you. I want the best for you. If you’ve made the effort to engage in counseling, I believe you want the best for you too. That is the first step (and probably the most important). No one can know you or do this work as well as you. 
  • I’m not perfect nor claim to have all the answers to life’s problems. 
  • I strive to improve myself daily. Learning is a lifetime effort. 
  • What I offer my clients is expertise and experience in both in-office counseling as well as integrating nature into the healing process through outdoor settings. 


Personal Life

Outside of the office, I am blessed as a married father of two wonderful girls. I was raised in rural Oklahoma but moved to Murfreesboro in 2007. I am an avid outdoorsman, and a runner, I love reading, and I am active in ministry within my church. I look for any excuse to be outdoors and share the wonders of nature with first-timers. 


I'm pretty laid back and easygoing. If you meet me outside the office, you won't find some alternate version of me or a different persona. What you see in sessions, is who I am outside of sessions. I believe that being genuine with others is one of the easiest ways to reduce stress, and I actively live that out!

Professional Life

My official credentials are as follows: Fred Johnson, LPC-MHSP, M.Ed., NCC, BC-TMH, Certified Level 1 Run Walk Talk® Therapist, Certified MBE Facilitator, and Level 2 Trained EMDR Therapist.


What all that means is, I received my B.S. in Psychology and  M.Ed. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Middle Tennessee State University. 

I hold a designation as a Licensed Professional Counselor and Mental Health Service Provider (LPC-MHSP) with the state of Tennessee. 


I am also a National Certified Counselor (NCC), Board Certified TeleMental Health provider (BC-TMH), a Level 2 EMDR therapist, a Certified MBE Facilitator (Mindfulness Based Ecotherapy), and have successfully completed formal training and received a certification in Run Walk Talk®.


I have experience doing individual, couples, and group therapy.

Mission Statement

Fred Johnson Counseling exists to honor God by providing unique and personalized care for individuals and couples as they pursue health and healing.


I am a Christian who offers help to all. Counseling services are available regardless of faith, race, beliefs, or gender. While I believe the teachings of Jesus Christ are foundational to well-being, I will never force or impose my beliefs on you. I will always approach matters of faith in a respectful, appropriate, and in a sensitive manner.


Fred Johnson Counseling encourages the motto, “Be strong and courageous, and do the work!”