Zakia Johnson , LPC, MD, LCPC

Zakia Johnson has committed her career to providing consistent emotional and behavioral health support within her community. Over twenty years she has developed durable therapeutic relationships grounded in dependability and accountability, offering individual, small group, and family counseling shaped by each person or family's identified needs.

Her primary aim is to strengthen an individual's mental well-being so they can pursue their highest potential mentally, physically, and spiritually. She frames growth with a simple metaphor - planting seeds that will take root across different terrains - and focuses on equipping clients with practical tools to cope and to thrive amid life changes.

Zakia works with a broad range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, ADHD, addictions, relationship and family issues, parenting, anger, career challenges, bipolar disorder, depression, and coping with life transitions. She also attends to attachment and abandonment issues, communication and control problems, feelings of emptiness, forgiveness, mood disorders, postpartum concerns, and self-love.

She holds counseling credentials including LPC and LCPC, which indicate professional training and licensure in clinical counseling. Her practice is based in Maryland and reflects a steady, growth-oriented approach to helping people navigate difficult circumstances and build resilience.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Remote Care

Zakia Johnson draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that emphasize practical skills and symptom relief. One approach focuses on skills-based strategies that help clients manage stress, anxiety, and mood symptoms through structured exercises and coping tools tailored to daily life. Another approach centers on trauma-informed work, offering supportive interventions that address the impacts of trauma and abuse while helping clients process difficult memories and build resilience.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Zakia works with clients to identify goals, assess what helps most in their situation, and adjust methods over time so treatment aligns with their needs, preferences, and progress.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make that collaboration more flexible. These formats can fit into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow clients to access licensed professionals from home or other convenient locations while still receiving consistent, evidence-informed care.