Therapist profile
Zakia Johnson, LPC, LCPC
Licensed counselor - Family and parenting focus
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- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and grief
- Parenting support
About Zakia
Zakia Johnson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Maryland with 20 years of experience. She focuses on common household and life stresses, including anxiety, grief, mood disorders, and parenting-related strain. Zakia also addresses trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, and issues such as ADHD, addiction, and depression.
She offers straightforward, consistent support that aims to help people manage everyday pressures. Sessions tend to focus on practical coping skills and clearer communication. She draws on long-term work with individuals and small groups to provide steady, accountable care.
Her approach attends to emotional patterns that affect daily life, such as abandonment, attachment struggles, and control issues. She helps clients work through postpartum depression, pregnancy and childbirth concerns, and bereavement in a step-by-step way. The emphasis is on learning tools to handle mood shifts, anger, and feelings of emptiness.
Zakia also addresses career stress, forgiveness, and building self-love. For people juggling parenting and work, she can help clarify priorities and set manageable boundaries. Her work often centers on improving communication and problem-solving in strained relationships.
People who choose her tend to want practical strategies plus steady follow-through. She asks about current pressures and builds short-term goals that fit daily life. To begin, she uses a matching questionnaire and schedules a first session once the initial steps are completed.
How sessions work
Evidence-based techniques and online sessions
Zakia uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address day-to-day problems. One approach focuses on building concrete coping skills to manage anxiety, mood swings, and stress. This looks like learning short strategies to reduce overwhelm and plan small steps for change.Another approach concentrates on attachment and relationship patterns that affect communication. This helps people recognize recurring behaviors, practice clearer ways of speaking, and set firm boundaries. For trauma-related concerns she integrates methods that reduce intense reactions and support paced processing of difficult memories.
Choosing the best approach is collaborative. Zakia will discuss your goals, current pressures, and preferences and then recommend techniques to try. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan as needed so the work stays practical and relevant to daily life.
The biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten commute time, and allow for check-ins during a lunch break or between errands. Licensed professionals can use different formats to match energy levels - shorter phone check-ins if bandwidth is low, or video when visual cues help the work - so confirm the specific format with the provider when scheduling.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Maryland, Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family or parenting concerns does she address?
She addresses parenting strain, communication problems, and family-related stress as part of her practice.
What is her style in sessions?
Sessions are practical and steady, focusing on coping skills, clearer communication, and short-term goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience working with individuals, small groups, and family-based concerns.
What are her professional credentials and where is she based?
She holds LPC and LCPC credentials and practices in Maryland.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are used?
The original biography does not specify session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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