You've Been Carrying This Long Enough.
Therapy for adults who are tired of getting in their own way — and ready to finally change it.
Something Keeps Getting in the Way
You're not falling apart. You're functioning — maybe even well by most measures.
But there's something underneath the surface that you can't quite shake. A pattern that keeps showing up. A version of yourself you keep almost reaching and then pulling back from, right when things start to get good. A voice that tells you you're not enough, that you'll fail, that you don't really deserve the things you want.
You've tried to outthink it. You've made the plans, had the realizations, committed to the change. And somehow, you find yourself back in the same place — tired, frustrated, and quietly wondering if this is just who you are.
It isn't.
What you're carrying has a root. And roots can be healed.
What's Actually Going On
The patterns keeping you stuck aren't random. They were built by experiences you had, things that happened to you, ways you learned to survive that stopped serving you a long time ago.
Self-sabotage isn't weakness. It's a nervous system that learned the wrong lessons and never got the chance to unlearn them.
The negative voice that tells you you're not enough, that you'll fail, that you don't deserve the things you want — that voice came from somewhere. And it can be quieted. Challenged. Replaced with something that's actually true.
That's the work. And it's some of the most powerful work a person can do.
Who This Is For
This Is For You If...
You're an adult and tired of watching yourself repeat the same patterns
You want a therapist who will actually push you — not just listen and nod
You're done with surface-level coping strategies and ready to get to the root
You've been carrying something from your past that keeps showing up in your present
You want to be challenged, held accountable, and genuinely supported all at once
You believe you're capable of more — and you're ready to prove it
You believe change is possible, even if it doesn't quite feel that way yet
You're ready to do real work, in a space that feels genuinely safe to do it
You don't have to have it all figured out before you reach out. You just have to be willing to take the first step.
What It Means to Have a Lionheart
The lion has always been a symbol of one thing: courage.
Not the absence of fear. Not the guarantee of an easy path. Courage — the willingness to face what's hard, to walk into the difficult places, to keep going even when part of you wants to turn back.
That's what it takes to do this work.
It takes courage to admit that something isn't working. It takes courage to stop blaming circumstance and start looking inward. It takes courage to sit across from someone and tell the truth about who you are and what you've been through. It takes courage to believe — even when the evidence in your own life has told you otherwise — that you are capable of something different.
That courage already exists in you. You wouldn't be here if it didn't.
Lionheart Counseling exists for the people who are ready to use it.
How We Work Together
Therapy at Lionheart Counseling is a real relationship — honest, collaborative, and built around you genuinely changing, not just feeling better for an hour a week.
That means you'll be heard, deeply and without judgment. And it also means I'll walk alongside you with honesty — noticing patterns, offering perspective you might not be able to see from inside them, and gently challenging you when I think you're selling yourself short. Not because I'm hard on you, but because I believe in what's possible for you.
The approaches we use are evidence-based and chosen for depth:
EMDR Therapy — processes the traumatic memories and unresolved experiences quietly running your present-day patterns, so they lose their grip and stop showing up uninvited.
Internal Family Systems (IFS) — helps you understand the different "parts" of yourself driving the self-sabotage — the inner critic, the protector, the part that keeps repeating the same patterns — so they can heal and work with you instead of against you.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) — identifies and gently rewires the thought patterns and core beliefs keeping you stuck, replacing what's false with something truer and more useful.
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) — keeps the work moving forward with concrete goals, real momentum, and a clear picture of the life you're building toward.
This work takes honesty and effort. It also takes time and grace — for yourself, and for the process.
What Changes
The negative beliefs you've been carrying — about who you are, what you deserve, what you're capable of — begin to lose their grip. Not because you ignore them, but because you finally understand where they came from and you choose something different.
You start showing up differently. In your relationships. In your work. In how you talk to yourself when no one else is listening.
Just because you feel broken doesn't mean you have to stay broken. That brokenness — the very thing that's felt like your greatest liability — can become the foundation of something genuinely beautiful. A story you actually want to be living. A version of yourself you actually recognize.
That's what healing looks like. And it's available to you.
What Life Looks Like After This Work
This is what clients describe after doing the real work at Lionheart Counseling:
The critical voice that used to run the show gets quieter. Not because you've learned to ignore it, but because you finally understand where it came from and you've chosen something truer to replace it.
The patterns that kept blowing up your relationships, your goals, and your sense of self start to lose their grip. You catch yourself doing something different — responding instead of reacting, choosing instead of defaulting — and realizing that change you always wanted is actually happening.
The trauma that used to feel like your identity starts to feel like part of your story instead. Something that happened to you, not something that defines you. You get to decide how it fits into who you're becoming — and who you're becoming starts to look a lot more like who you always knew you could be.
You wake up with a clearer sense of who you are and what you're worth. Not because life got easier — but because you're no longer fighting against yourself while you live it.
That's the work. That's what's possible. And it's available to you.
Who You'll Be Working With
I'm Dax Johnson, a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) based in Murray, Utah.
I work with adults who are ready to do something real about what's been holding them back. People who want a therapist who will be genuinely present with them — someone who listens without judgment, engages with honesty, and walks alongside them through the hard work of becoming who they're capable of being.
My approach is warm and direct in equal measure. I lead with grace. And when it's helpful, I'll offer an honest perspective or a gentle challenge — always from a place of genuine belief in you and what's possible for you.
I specialize in trauma, self-sabotage, anxiety, depression, and the deep negative core beliefs that keep people stuck in patterns they desperately want to break free from.
Ready to Stop Getting In Your Own Way?
The first step is the hardest one. After that, we figure it out together.
In-person sessions available Tuesday–Friday in Murray, Utah. Telehealth services are available throughout Utah.
Dax Johnson, LCMHC (#13937032-6004) | Lionheart Counseling LLC 5296 S Commerce Dr, Suite 206, Murray, UT 84107 (801) 921-7854 | dax@lionheartcounselingllc.com
therapy services
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)
Faith-based Christian Counseling (Upon Request)
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
In-Office Therapy Appointments, offices located in the city of Murray, UT
Anxiety Therapy
Mental Health Diagnosis
Telehealth Therapy via Video Call throughout the state of Utah
Grief Counseling
Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)
Trauma & PTSD Therapy
Depression Therapy
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