Zakia Johnson is a licensed professional counselor with two decades of experience helping people manage difficult emotions.
01About Zakia
Zakia Johnson is a licensed professional counselor with two decades of experience helping people manage difficult emotions. She practices in Maryland and focuses on steady, dependable care that helps clients build coping skills over time. Her approach centers on practical tools and steady support.
She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people facing stress, anxiety, mood disorders, and trauma. Sessions aim to identify manageable steps clients can use between meetings to feel safer and more capable.
Background and approach
Zakia has worked in a range of settings with individuals and small groups. She helps people cope with grief, bipolar mood patterns, postpartum challenges, addiction struggles, and life changes. She also supports clients dealing with relationship stress, parenting strain, anger, and career transitions.
Attachment concerns, abandonment issues, and feelings of emptiness are additional areas she addresses. She helps people strengthen communication skills, set boundaries, and practice self-forgiveness and self-love. Her work often includes building emotional awareness and day-to-day strategies for mood management.
People who choose her often want consistent, goal-oriented therapy with room for healing over time. The initial conversations focus on clear goals and simple tools. From there she and the client shape the pace and methods to match each person’s needs.
02Credentials
- LCPC (Maryland)
- License LC6316 · expires January 2027
- LPC (Pennsylvania)
- License PC007496 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1215393202 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Zakia lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Mood disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
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04Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Two common evidence-based approaches Zakia uses are practical skills training and trauma-focused work. Practical skills training teaches concrete coping tools for stress, anxiety, mood swings, and daily challenges. Trauma-focused work helps people process distressing experiences and learn ways to reduce their impact on everyday life.Another central approach is mood management for conditions like depression and bipolar patterns. This involves tracking moods, spotting triggers, and building routines that support emotional stability. Each approach is chosen to match the person’s goals and the issues they bring to sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Zakia works collaboratively to decide which methods fit a client’s needs, goals, and preferences. She checks in regularly and adjusts techniques as progress and challenges appear.
Online therapy offers flexibility with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversations, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, brief check-ins suit live chat, and ongoing support can be maintained through messaging. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and make ongoing care more accessible.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Zakia address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood patterns, trauma and abuse, grief, and addictions. She also works on relationship stress, parenting strain, career challenges, and related areas like abandonment and attachment issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is steady and practical, focusing on evidence-based techniques and real-world skills. Sessions aim to set small goals and build tools clients can use between meetings.
What is her professional background?
She brings 20 years of experience in behavioral and emotional health work, providing individual and small group counseling across varied settings. That background informs a steady, consistent approach to care.
Where does she practice and which credentials does she hold?
She practices in Maryland and lists the credentials LPC, MD, and LCPC. The profile shows PA LPC and MD LCPC as credential details.
In what languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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