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Online therapist

Marla Johnson

Hopeful, practical counseling for everyday challenges

Credentials
LMHC
Experience
25 years
Licensed in
Florida
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Marla

Marla Johnson is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 25 years of clinical experience. She uses a client-centered stance that focuses on each persons strengths. Her style is practical and solution-focused, aimed at helping people handle stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting concerns in clear steps.

She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can speak openly. Sessions are guided by what the client needs and wants to work on.

Background and approach

Marla brings warmth and validation while helping clients identify small, useful changes. Her work covers a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, and mood disorders. She also addresses attention-related challenges such as ADHD and problems with sleep or eating.

Marla often helps people manage life transitions and find steadier footing. Therapeutic tools include cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thinking, mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity, and solution-focused steps to set achievable goals. She also uses motivational interviewing to support people who are ready to change.

Treatment plans are built around practical strategies that fit daily life. Marla practices in Florida and conducts sessions in English. Her approach is collaborative: she listens first, then helps clients craft goals and realistic steps.

The aim is steady progress rather than overnight fixes, with attention to what matters most to each person.

Therapeutic approaches for online family and parenting concerns

Client-centered therapy puts the persons experience at the center. The therapist listens closely and follows what the client brings to each session. This approach helps people feel heard and guides goal-setting that matches their values.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers concrete exercises to reduce anxiety, depression, and unhelpful habits. CBT can be especially useful for addressing stress, sleep problems, and mood symptoms.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to manage reactivity and build calm. These practices support coping with parenting stress, grief, or trauma-related triggers.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work with the client to choose which methods fit best based on goals and preferences. Plans are adjusted as progress is made so the work stays practical and relevant.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy family schedules and to maintain continuity during life changes. The variety of formats also lets clients use the style of communication that helps them stay engaged and make steady progress.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of issues does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy problems, grief, bipolar and mood disorders, ADHD, sleep and eating issues, and related concerns.
What is her general therapy style?
She emphasizes a client-centered and solution-focused approach. Sessions focus on listening, practical steps, and using tools like CBT and mindfulness to reduce symptoms and improve coping.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 25 years of counseling experience working with a wide variety of concerns and people.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor - FL LMHC MH4583 and practices in Florida.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should someone do to begin?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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