- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
About Marla
Marla Johnson is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 25 years of counseling experience. She lists stress, anxiety, family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting, depression, addictions, and related issues among her focus areas. Marla most recently focused on depression and anxiety in teens and young adults and works in a client-centered, solution-focused way.
Marla uses straightforward conversations to help people sort out what matters to them. Sessions are practical and paced to each person. She listens for strengths and builds small steps people can try between meetings.
Her work often blends client-centered methods with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness tools. That means noticing unhelpful thoughts, testing them, and practicing new responses in everyday situations. She also uses motivational interviewing to support change and solution-focused techniques to set short-term goals.
People contact her about many issues beyond anxiety and depression, including grief, relationship strain, sleep and eating difficulties, anger, and coping with life changes. Marla also addresses concerns related to adoption and foster care, attachment, autism and Asperger syndrome, and ADHD when those issues come up.
Her approach is practical and collaborative. Marla helps people identify one or two clear steps they can try, then reviews how those steps worked. She encourages steady progress and adjusts plans as needed.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. Online sessions using this approach center the client's perspective and build sessions around their concerns and goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. In an online format CBT often uses short exercises and homework between sessions to practice skills. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase awareness, which can be practiced in brief moments during the day.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Marla will talk with each person about goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. She adapts methods over time based on what works and what feels doable for the client.
The practical benefits of online sessions include fitting therapy into a busy schedule and reducing travel time. Confirm the current session options before booking to learn what formats are offered for her practice. Online work can make it easier to keep regular appointments, try brief check-ins on a tight day, or practice skills between sessions without changing much of daily routine.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression and related issues including grief, relationship strain, parenting challenges, addictions, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and solution-focused, using practical steps and collaborative goal setting.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of counseling experience, including recent focus on depression and anxiety in teens and young adults.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (FL LMHC) based in Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.