Meet Johnette Walser
LCSW
SHE/HER
Virtual & In Person
I’m Johnette. I'm a licensed clinical social worker and healing-justice–oriented therapist who believes that therapy should feel like coming home to yourself. I work with people who have spent a lifetime adapting, surviving, masking, or shrinking in order to stay safe or feel seen and who are now ready to experience care that honors their full humanity.
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My work is rooted in the understanding that many of the struggles we carry are not individual failures, but responses to systems of racism, ableism, trauma, and disconnection. In therapy, we gently untangle what was never yours to carry alone, while cultivating space for self-trust and reconnection.
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I strive to create a therapeutic relationship that feels grounded, attuned, and deeply respectful.
This is a place where you don’t have to perform, explain, or prove yourself to be worthy of care.
Coming March 1st!
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MY SPECIALTIES
Areas of Expertise
I specialize in working with:
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Black, Brown, and Queer clients navigating identity, trauma, and belonging
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Neurodivergent adults and students navigating burnout, masking, and systems that were never designed for them
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Helpers, healers, and caregivers, including educators who are exhausted from holding everything together
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People living with chronic stress, anxiety, and grief
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Clients seeking healing that is relational, embodied, and justice-informed
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Many of my clients come to therapy feeling disconnected from their bodies, overwhelmed by expectations, or unsure where they belong. Together, we work toward helping you honor your own inner knowing, grounding, self-compassion, and a deeper sense of safety in yourself and in your relationships.
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My approach is trauma-informed, relational, and embodied. I don’t believe healing happens only through talking; it happens through feeling safe enough to notice what’s happening inside you, in your breath, your body, and your emotional world.
In our work together, we may explore:
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How trauma and oppression have shaped your nervous system
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The ways you’ve learned to cope, survive, or mask
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Where you feel disconnected from yourself or others
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How to gently build more capacity for rest, pleasure, and self-trust
Therapy with me is collaborative, paced to your nervous system, and grounded in deep respect for your lived experience.
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In our sessions, you can expect:
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A therapist who listens deeply and believes you
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Space to be honest, messy, and real
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A pace that honors your nervous system
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Care that is culturally responsive and justice-oriented
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A relationship grounded in warmth, curiosity, and mutual respect
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Show up as you are! And we’ll take it from there.
ADHD - ADULTS & COLLEGE STUDENTS
QUEER & BIPOC IDENTITY & BELONGING
Johnette's Story
I didn’t come to this work because I wanted to fix people. I came because I believe deeply in our capacity to heal when we are truly seen.
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Throughout my life and career, I have witnessed how often people are asked to adapt to systems that are harmful, rigid, and profoundly disconnected from human needs. I’ve seen how trauma, racism, and ableism live not just in our stories, but in our bodies and nervous systems.
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My own journey with therapy, somatic awareness, and collective care taught me something powerful: we heal by being seen and supported
That belief shapes how I practice therapy. I don’t rush people. I don’t pathologize survival strategies. And I don’t see pain as something to eliminate, but as data and a message asking to be listened to with tenderness.
Education
PhD Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations - In Progress
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
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Master Of Social Work- 2010
Joint Master of Social Work Program
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
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Bachelor Of Social Work - 2008
University of North Carolina Greensboro
Licensure
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
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Training & Modalities
I draw from a range of clinical and healing-centered approaches, including:
Healing Justice & Collective Care Frameworks
Somatic & Embodied Practices
Relational and Attachment-Oriented Therapy
Anti-Racist and Disability Justice-Informed Care
Narrative and Reflective Approaches
Eco Therapy
Internal Family Systems
EMDR
Motivational Interviewing
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My work is especially attuned to how trauma lives in the body, how systems shape distress, and how healing becomes possible through relationship, safety, and gentle awareness.