Your story is safe here.
We All Have A Story Growing up can be hard.
StoryHouse helps children and teens understand what is happening, develop practical skills, and use those skills in real life — so families can move forward with more confidence and connection.
Julie Johnson, LCSW
Owner & Founder
Tennessee License #LSW6010
WHY STORYHOUSE
Every Child Has a Story. We're Here to Understand It.
Every child is more than a behavior, a challenge, or a diagnosis. At StoryHouse, we look at the whole child — understanding their experiences, emotions, strengths, and needs to help families find a path forward.
See the Whole
Child
We look beyond behaviors and labels to understand your child's emotions, experiences, strengths, and individual needs.
Support the Whole Family
We partner with parents and caregivers to build understanding, strengthen connections, and support meaningful progress at home and beyond.
Build Skills for
Real Life
We look beyond behaviors and labels to understand your child's emotions, experiences, strengths, and individual needs.
What We Offer
How We Help Children and Families
Every family’s situation is different. The Storyhouse offers a range of services designed to meet you exactly where you are.
Individual Therapy
One-on-one counseling for children ages 5–17, using play therapy, narrative approaches, and evidence-based techniques tailored to each child's needs.
$180 / session
Parent Coaching
50-minute sessions for parents — without the child present — to get clarity, guidance, and a concrete plan for navigating your child's challenges.
$180 / session
School Advocacy
IEP support, 504 guidance, and expert navigation of the school system from a clinician who spent 6 years inside Collierville Schools.
$150 / session
Group Therapy
Small, structured groups (max 8 children) focused on social skills and emotional development. Four rounds per year during the school year.
$65 / child / session
Summer Camps
Half-day social skills camps in June and July for up to 10 children. Structured, therapeutic, and genuinely fun.
$400 / child / week
Resource Navigation
Help connecting your family to the right specialists — occupational therapists, speech therapists, psychologists, and more.
Included in consultations
Getting Started
Getting Started Is Simple
You don’t need to have all the answers. You just need to take one step.
1. Schedule
Reach out by phone, form, or online scheduler. We'll find a time that works for your family — no referral required.
2. Assessment
Your first appointment gives us a complete picture of your child's needs, strengths, and goals. Parents and child are both involved.
3. A Plan That Fits
Together we create a clear, practical plan — whether that means ongoing sessions, a single consultation, or a referral to another specialist.
1. Schedule
Reach out by phone, form, or online scheduler. We'll find a time that works for your family — no referral required.
2. Assessment
Your first appointment gives us a complete picture of your child's needs, strengths, and goals. Parents and child are both involved.
3. A Plan That Fits
Together we create a clear, practical plan — whether that means ongoing sessions, a single consultation, or a referral to another specialist.
Meet Julie Johnson
LCSW | Owner & Founder
Julie Johnson, LCSW, brings over 16 years of school-based and clinical social work experience to StoryHouse. She founded the practice to help children and families understand their challenges, build practical skills, and move forward with greater confidence and connection.
For Referral Partners
A Trusted Partner for the Professionals Who Serve Families
When your patient, student, or client needs more support than your setting can provide, The Storyhouse is ready to receive them.
Physicians & Pediatricians
We accept referrals for behavioral concerns, anxiety, adjustment issues, and family stress. Streamlined referral process — online forms or downloadable PDF.
School Counselors & Social Workers
We understand the school environment because we came from it. IEP collaboration, school-informed treatment, easy referral process.
Therapists & Psychologists
We welcome professional-to-professional referrals for overflow, specialized populations, or group program placement.
Community Organizations
Family support organizations, nonprofits, and faith communities can connect families quickly through our self-referral pathway.
A Clinician Who Has Always Shown Up
“I’ve spent my career in the places where children and families need the most help — hospitals, courtrooms, hospice waiting rooms, and school hallways. The Storyhouse is the place I built so I can keep showing up.”
Julie Johnson, LCSW has worked alongside children and families through some of the hardest moments imaginable. After 16 years across pediatric cardiac care at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, bereavement work at Methodist Hospice, adoption and foster care at Agape Child & Family Services, and 6 years as District Social Worker for Collierville Schools — Julie founded The Storyhouse to do this work exactly the way it should be done.
Quick Answers
Common Questions
StoryHouse is a private-pay practice, which means we do not work with insurance networks. No diagnosis is required to begin, and your care is not limited by an insurance provider. A detailed superbill can be provided upon request for possible out-of-network reimbursement.
We work with children and adolescents ages 5–17, along with their parents and families.
No formal diagnosis is required to begin therapy. Many families start with an initial assessment to understand their child’s needs and determine what support would be most helpful.
A parent consultation is a dedicated session without your child present. During this session, we discuss your concerns, answer your questions, and map out the next steps together.
Physicians, school staff, therapists, and community partners can submit a referral through our online form or downloadable referral PDF. You can also reach out directly. See the referral section above for more information.
Your Child's Next Chapter Starts Here
Julie Johnson, LCSW · Tennessee License #LSW6010 · Germantown, TN