Honest, grounded therapy for adults, couples, children, and teens across Alabama.
Empowerment Therapy Group provides telehealth therapy across Alabama. We help people understand what is keeping them stuck, recognize the patterns underneath the surface, and find a clearer way forward.
Empowerment Therapy Group was built for people who want therapy to be honest, useful, and grounded in real life. Many clients come in knowing something needs to change, even before they have the words for it.
We serve adults, couples, children, and teens across Alabama by telehealth, with limited in-person appointments available in the River Region by arrangement.
How We Work
Empowerment Therapy Group is built on the belief that people are not problems to be managed.
People have histories. Patterns. Pressures. Responsibilities. Strengths. Pain. And the capacity to change when they have the right support and a clearer understanding of what is happening beneath the surface.
Our approach is:
Direct
We speak honestly and with care.
Thoughtful
We listen closely before we respond.
Grounded
We look for the pattern beneath the surface.
Practical
We focus on work that can be used in real life.
Respectful
We move at a pace that fits the client, the concern, and the clinical need.
Therapy at ETG is not about quick advice or easy answers. It is about helping clients make sense of what they are dealing with and respond to it more clearly, honestly, and effectively.
Chris Johns, LPC-S, M.Ed.
Founder and Clinical Director
Chris Johns, LPC-S, M.Ed., is the Founder and Clinical Director of Empowerment Therapy Group. With more than 32 years of clinical experience, he has worked with adults, couples, families, teens, and college students navigating trauma, grief, crisis, substance use, and major life transitions.
Chris founded ETG in 2001 and has built his practice across clinical care, crisis response, campus mental health, and community-based support. His background includes more than 375 court-related mental health assessments and supervisory licensure — reflecting both the depth and range of his clinical work.
He sees clients via telehealth statewide across Alabama. Selected in-person appointments may be available in the River Region by advance arrangement.
Start With the Right Conversation
You do not have to know exactly what to say before reaching out.
You only need to know that something deserves attention.