Marcus Johnson
Compassionate counselor and practical advocate
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed in
- New York
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Marcus
Marcus Johnson is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York. He brings 17 years of clinical experience and a long history of advocacy to his sessions. He speaks English and works with adults on issues such as eating and sleeping problems, bipolar disorder, ADHD, addictions, intimacy concerns, anger, depression, parenting stress, coaching needs, and compassion fatigue.
He frames sessions in plain terms and aims to help people understand what they are facing.
Background and approach
Marcus uses motivational interviewing to guide conversations and supports clients in setting realistic, actionable goals. He draws on decades of work in community settings to help navigate practical problems that affect mental health. His background includes graduate training in rehabilitation counseling and social work after a life-changing injury redirected his path from dance to clinical care.
That experience shaped his interest in advocacy, mediation, and practical problem solving for people managing long-term challenges. Marcus spent fifteen years with a managed long-term care organization focusing on adults with physical disabilities and chronic health conditions. He later continued advocacy work with a Health Home program, helping clients with housing, benefits, and community supports.
In sessions he combines motivational coaching with practical guidance. He encourages collaboration, listening, and step-by-step plans. When someone wants clear next steps and an advocate in their corner, he offers that blend of support and real-world experience.
Approaches That Translate Well to Online Care
Marcus uses motivational interviewing to help people identify their reasons for change and to build small, doable steps toward goals. This approach focuses on listening, asking useful questions, and boosting motivation for things like managing mood, addictions, or parenting stress.He also integrates practical rehabilitation-informed strategies that grew from his work with people living with chronic health conditions. These techniques focus on problem solving, planning daily routines, and coordinating supports that affect mental health and functioning.
Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan as progress unfolds.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, handle brief check-ins between appointments, and continue work when travel or mobility is a factor. Licensed professionals can use these formats to deliver evidence-based coaching and support without forcing one single mode of contact.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Bipolar disorder
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Depression
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
Next step
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