Affinity Pathfinder
Our coaching services are designed to support sustainable change by working with the body, nervous system, and lived experience. Whether you’re navigating burnout, seeking alignment, or wanting to move forward with greater clarity, this work meets you where you are. Each offering is grounded, practical, and responsive to your unique pace.
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Meet Erica Johnson, MA, LMFT
I am a licensed therapist, educator, and founder of Affinity Counseling and Affinity Pathfinder.
My work is shaped by lived experience, global travel, creative practice in theatre, and years of supporting people navigating trauma, burnout, and moral injury.
As a Peace Corps volunteer, I led theatre-for-social-change and community health education programs, learning firsthand how creativity, ritual, and collective regulation support resilience under pressure.
I later developed and taught the university course Self-Care in Theatre, which reframed self-care as self-preservation and community responsibility, grounded in Audre Lorde’s work and trauma-informed practice.
Across my teaching, curriculum design, and clinical work, I have seen the same truth again and again:
Most people are not broken. They are overwhelmed. Misattuned to. Carrying too much alone.
My work centers nervous system safety, honest relationship, creative expression, and deep respect for each person’s values and context.
For me, coaching is not about optimization. It is about helping people come back to themselves— so they can return to their communities with clarity, courage, and care.
I consider it a privilege to walk alongside people as they reclaim their energy, creativity, and sense of purpose.