Colleen Johnston Counseling

08/27/2025

A fact I learned while in Alaska that surprised me: southeast Alaska is home to the biggest temperate rainforest in the world. It's over 17 million acres of ancient forest, carved out by glaciers. I absolutely loved hiking in parts of it! I hope you enjoy these pictures from various places in the Alaska Tongass Rainforest

08/25/2025

The therapist is IN! I have returned from a bucket list trip to the southeast islands of Alaska! I'd love to share some highlights with you in the upcoming days. My favorite moment of the whole trip is this one. We hired a private guy to take us on a whale watch, so there were only 4 other tourists with us on his small boat. It was foggy and we hadn't seen any whales yet. However, we could hear them blowing around us. Such a thrill! Then, this moment happened. Yep, that's my little scream at the end. Pure magic. Enjoy! 🐋🩶

08/08/2025

Happy midsummer! The cicada are buzzing. The wild flowers are in their glory! And this therapist is on vacation. Hope you take time to notice the beauty of this season. 🌸🪻🦋🌻

07/18/2025

"Take up space. Pitch it faster. Run harder. Put another plate on the bar. And never tone it down." Ilona Maher has an awesome message! Congratulations on her award! My own personal thanks to New Age Chiropractic Strength for helping me in my journey to do exactly that! 💪

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07/08/2025

Power. House. Ilona Maher is not afraid to "take up space" and she sure as hell isn't going to apologize for being in her powerful body! I love her story, that she was a senior in high school before ever playing rugby. And it clicked for her. No more being told to tone it down. She could fully express her perfectly feminine, powerful, aggressive self! Excellent inspiration for girls and women, of all ages, sizes, etc. (My new hero 🦸‍♀️)

06/17/2025

One life, Live it! My mom recently told me that I embody this catch phrase. Last week I took a spontaneous trip to the Grand Tetons to help my most long-term bestie (from 7th grade!) celebrate a big birthday. I want to share some of my experiences with you here.

So often we get caught in a spiral of negative thinking and/or overthinking that keeps us stuck. Action is the antidote. Take that step. Look up from the phone. Believe in yourself! A year ago I was in the throes of retinal tears and was living in fear that it would tear or detach (which did happen!). But a year later, I'm running in one of the most beautiful places in the world!

And also, there's no place like home. 😊

06/11/2025

I've been away from the office for less than a week. What a wonderful welcome back from these lovelies!! 😍🌸🌹

05/20/2025

Someone shared that they had recently given my book a review. We never know how our words, actions, and even our presence can impact people positively. What a gift to realize that these things are impactful!

5.0 out of 5 stars Fortunate to Have Her Here in the Finger Lakes!
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2025
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My first experience with Cal was attending a Women's Wellness Retreat many years ago. My most vivid memory of this retreat is the silent walk in nature she led us on like in Chapter 4). She did something nobody before or since has done for me: she watched out for me.

Her specific instructions were that she and her co-leader would watch our surroundings so that we participants only had to take ourselves on a walk. I have never felt so safe. We were at a deserted public park's wooded area so it wasn't that I thought we were in danger and Cal would face off to defend us. No. It was that someone thought to alleviate that instinct in all women to be hypervigilant of our surroundings at all time. I hadn't even realized before this that I WAS hypervigilant all the time. It wasn't until Cal said, I've got this, you just get to be, that a lifetime's exhale released from me. The feeling of peace on that hike was unmatched.

This book shows a window into the person and therapist Cal is. The woman who empathized with this group of strangers to take deep care of us. Every story here exemplifies this big heart and loving sensitivity.

We are fortunate that she practices what she preaches and that she's published this well-written guide to her work.

05/13/2025

My clients and I weren't the only ones enjoying being outside in the warmth and sun yesterday! I brought my fern out to the garden space and i swear I could feel her saying, "Ahhhhh..." as she reached her lovely green fronds skyward! 🌿💚

04/24/2025

Pollinator bees have found the bee house I've had hung for them! 🐝🌼🌷

04/22/2025

"It changes you..." to be molested as a child. You are not alone.

04/19/2025

Goodnight Loon! Read in a rainstorm.

This book is a cute spin on the favorite classic "Goodnight Moon." It's "Goodnight Loon"! I just happened to get lucky and have a cloud burst as I began to r...