About Zakia
Zakia Johnson has spent two decades supporting people through emotional and behavioral health challenges. She holds LPC, MD, and LCPC credentials and offers steady, dependable care for those seeking help. Her approach centers on building long-term therapeutic connections and practical skills that people can use every day.
Zakia aims to help clients reduce stress and manage anxiety. She also addresses trauma and abuse, grief, depression, bipolar concerns, and mood disorders.
How Zakia works
Practical coping skills and clearer ways to understand feelings are common goals in her sessions. She helps people facing relationship strain, communication problems, attachment and abandonment issues, and control struggles. Parenting stresses, postpartum depression, pregnancy and childbirth concerns, and career challenges are also part of her focus.
Addictions, ADHD, anger, and feelings of emptiness or low self-worth are addressed with straightforward strategies. Zakia uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and emphasizes consistent support. Sessions are tailored to the person's needs so tools learned in therapy apply to real life.
Her style is steady, accountable, and grounded in helping people grow over time. Based in Maryland, Zakia combines experience with practical guidance. She likens growth to planting seeds that take root across different terrains, offering tools that help people cope and thrive in changing circumstances.
What Zakia works with
The areas below are the ones Zakia selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
Training and background
| Registers | LPC, MD, LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Maryland |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and online therapy options
Zakia uses well-established, evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address mood, trauma, and relationship challenges. One common approach focuses on building coping skills and emotional regulation to manage anxiety, anger, and mood swings; it teaches concrete steps for calming the body and shifting unhelpful thoughts. Another approach works on processing traumatic experiences and their lasting effects so people can reduce distress and regain daily functioning; sessions often include pacing, grounding, and practical planning for triggers.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Zakia will discuss your needs, goals, and preferences, then recommend techniques to try together. She adjusts methods over time so the work stays relevant to what a person wants to change and how they respond to treatment.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits for people with busy lives. Video calls let the therapist and client meet face to face when distance or schedules make in-person visits hard. Phone sessions can be a quicker check-in and work well when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging let someone send notes or updates between sessions and can fit into a lunch break or a quiet moment during the day. These options increase flexibility while keeping the focus on progress and practical tools.
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