About Nathaniel
Nathaniel Johnston is a Florida-based licensed mental health counselor with 12 years of experience. He helps people manage stress and anxiety, address addictions, work through trauma and abuse, and cope with depression and life changes. He uses a practical, person-focused style in sessions.
Conversations are shaped around immediate goals and real-life steps. He adjusts pace and length of support to what each person needs, whether that means a short period of focused work or ongoing care.
How Nathaniel works
Nathaniel blends several approaches to fit the person in front of him. He draws on acceptance and commitment techniques to clarify values and reduce avoidance. He uses cognitive behavioral tools to identify unhelpful thinking and build new habits.
He also brings client-centered listening to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space. Clients often bring concerns tied to relationships, grief, intimacy, eating or sleeping struggles, anger, self-esteem, career stress, ADHD, or bipolar challenges. He also addresses issues related to adoption and foster care, abandonment, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and body image.
Sessions focus on practical skills, clearer thinking, and steady progress. Nathaniel aims to make conversations straightforward and useful. He helps people turn small changes into better daily routines and easier coping.
Nathaniel lists 12 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What Nathaniel works with
The areas below are the ones Nathaniel selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Approaches you can use in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, avoidance, and finding direction during life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting and changing thinking patterns and behaviors that keep problems going. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and coping skills. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and empathy so clients feel heard and respected while they decide what changes to make.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through your concerns, goals, and preferences and suggest which methods to try. That decision is collaborative and can change as needs evolve.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video is good for interactive skill practice and visual connection. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for short check-ins, quick coaching, or when typing feels easier than talking. These options make it easier to build consistent habits and keep therapy practical for everyday life.
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