Judith Johnson, MD, LCPC - Therapist in Maryland

About Judith

Judith Johnson is an MD and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who draws on 18 years of professional experience to help people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, relationship concerns, and parenting challenges. She writes plainly and listens closely so parents and individuals can talk through what feels overwhelming.

Taking that first step into therapy is often hard, and she acknowledges the courage it takes to begin. Her approach centers on honoring each person as the expert on their own life.

Background and approach

She looks for strengths clients already have and builds practical ways to use those strengths day to day. Sessions focus on clear goals and doable steps rather than long explanations that feel stuck. Judith has worked with people managing depression, panic attacks, social anxiety, and the effects of past abuse.

She also supports those dealing with intimacy challenges, communication problems, divorce and separation, guilt, and forgiveness. Her clinical work emphasizes evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each situation. Based in Maryland, she offers sessions in English and provides several online formats to fit busy schedules.

Costs vary with location and a subscription model is used that can be canceled at any time. To begin, prospective clients select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. She aims for sessions that feel practical and respectful.

The focus is on what a person wants to change and small steps that lead toward those goals.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Judith uses evidence-based techniques that focus on practical change. One approach emphasizes skills training and coping strategies to reduce panic, manage anxiety, and handle strong emotions. This involves step-by-step exercises and guidance that clients can practice between sessions. Another approach targets trauma-related symptoms by helping people process difficult memories and reduce their everyday impact through structured, gradual techniques that are broken into manageable parts.

Choosing the right method is a team effort. Judith works with each person to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they adjust techniques over time so therapy stays relevant and helpful rather than fixed on a single model.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy fit busy family life. These formats allow flexibility for scheduling, quick check-ins between appointments, and ways to use therapeutic tools when issues pop up in daily routines. For many people this combination makes it easier to keep working toward goals while managing school, work, and parenting demands.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Judith address?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, parenting, and depression. Additional focuses include communication problems, divorce and separation, forgiveness, guilt and shame, panic disorder and panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, and social anxiety and phobia.

What is her general therapy style?

Judith emphasizes practical, evidence-based techniques and clear goals. She looks for strengths a person already has and helps apply them to real-life situations.

How much experience does she have?

She has 18 years of professional experience working in clinical settings. That experience informs how she shapes sessions and practical steps for change.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She holds the MD and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with license number MD LCPC LC2412. Her practice is based in Maryland.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription 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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Experience: 18 years
Licensed: Maryland
Languages: English

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