Professional faith-supportive counseling for couples, men, women, children and families.
Who we are
Wes and Kimberly met at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (Deerfield, IL) in 1993 as they both pursued a masters degree in counseling. Wes immediately knew he wanted to spend his life with Kimberly. It took Kimberly a little longer to figure that out, but after his charming persistence, she came to believe it too. Decades later, they’ve raised four kids into adulthood, grieved many losses, and navigated countless life stages together.
They began their careers in child welfare, juvenile justice, and in-home counseling while living in Palm Beach County, FL, Kimberly’s hometown. In 2003 they moved to Green Bay and focused on providing outpatient counseling to the community.
In 2021, after the death of Kimberly’s mom, Kimberly opened Johnson Counseling LLC making her lifelong dream a reality. Sometimes grief shatters something inside of us that cannot be contained and accelerates us toward long held aspirations.
Kimberly has a passion for working with couples, women, families, and children, particularly children from hard places with traumatic experiences. She is a relational therapist and believes that therapy is a holistic way to help others understand how their inner lives (spiritual, mental, and emotional) and their outer selves (physical, body sensations, and behavior) work together and affect interpersonal relationships. Kimberly loves art, theatre, stories, and spending every single moment she can in the sun.
Wes has a special focus on working with men that may have tried counseling in the past and felt like it was not for them. Many men feel inadequate in counseling and he works to affirm their masculinity, their leadership, and their passions. It is powerful when a man gets traction over his anger, his addictions, or his passivity. Wes will set tangible goals that make sense and then support and guide his clients as they implement change. Women also benefit from working with Wes as it may give them a fresh perspective on their partner or other male figures in their lives. Wes enjoys classic rock, country music, video gaming and visiting Nashville and the Carolina coast.
Meet the counselors
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Kimberly Johnson, LPC (WI), LMHC (FL)
Owner/Counselor
Kimberly works with children who’ve experienced trauma as well as women, couples and families.
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Wes Johnson, LPC (WI), LMHC (FL)
Owner/Counselor
Wes works with couples, men and women but has a special focus on men who’ve tried counseling in the past and did not feel heard or affirmed.
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Carrie Zaidel, LPC
Counselor
Carrie works with women, couples, and youth over the age of 12. Her experience serving in the military and being wife to a firefighter/paramedic puts her in a unique position to serve veterans, active duty, and reservists, as well as public safety professionals.
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Dawn Vardis, LPC (WI)
Counselor
Dawn works with women, men, and youth of most ages. She is intensively trained in DBT and prolonged exposure. Dawn is a mother of three and a grandmother of 4, and absolutely loves spending time with her family. She is an Air Force veteran and the daughter of an Army veteran. Dawn feels passionate about bringing healing to her community and works hard to offer tools and compassion to her clients that will assist in that healing process.
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Sami
Therapy Dog in Training.
Sami will attend appointments with Kimberly when it may be beneficial to the counseling process.
