Zakia Johnson, LPC, MD, LCPC
Licensed in Maryland · 20 years in practice
Zakia Johnson brings two decades of clinical experience to her practice in Maryland.
License and registration
- LCPC, Maryland
- LC6316 · expires January 2027
- LPC, Pennsylvania
- PC007496 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1215393202 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
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About Zakia
Zakia Johnson brings two decades of clinical experience to her practice in Maryland. She holds LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) and LCPC (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor) credentials and focuses on steady, practical support. Her approach is about steady presence, clear goals, and helping people build coping skills that fit their life.
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, mood disorders, and depression in straightforward ways. She also addresses trauma and abuse, grief, postpartum challenges, bipolar disorder, and addictions.
Background and approach
Everyday struggles like low self-esteem, anger, feeling empty, and trouble with communication are also central to her work. Zakia offers guidance around parenting and family concerns by helping individuals navigate the strain those roles can bring. She supports people dealing with relationship issues, career stress, and life transitions.
She pays attention to attachment and abandonment concerns and works on rebuilding trust and connection in relationships. Sessions focus on practical tools rather than heavy jargon. People can expect concrete strategies for coping, clearer routines, and steps to manage emotions as they arise.
She also helps clients consider forgiveness and self-love as parts of recovery and growth. Throughout her practice Zakia emphasizes dependability and accountability. Her style aims to create a steady, predictable space where goals are set and progress is tracked.
She describes therapy as planting seeds - small actions that lead to growth across different parts of life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Zakia lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Mood disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
Online support
How evidence-based techniques work online
Two common evidence-based techniques she uses are practical skills training and trauma-informed coping strategies. Practical skills training breaks challenges into simple steps and teaches routines, emotion regulation, and problem-solving skills that help with anxiety, mood disorders, and daily stress. Trauma-informed coping strategies focus on grounding, pacing, and building safety so people can manage reactions to past hurt and gradually process difficult memories.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with clients about their goals and preferences, try methods that fit the situation, and adjust as needed. Clients and the therapist work together to see which techniques help most and to set achievable short-term goals.
Online therapy with this practice is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and nonverbal cues. Phone calls can fit into a busy day or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or other routine demands while keeping care consistent and flexible.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Zakia commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, ADHD, addictions, relationship and parenting difficulties, and other mood and life-change concerns.
What is Zakia's general approach in sessions?
Her style is steady and practical, focusing on clear goals and tools you can use day to day to manage emotions and behavior.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Zakia has 20 years of experience providing counseling and behavioral health support in community and clinical settings.
What licenses and where is she located?
She holds LPC and LCPC credentials and practices in Maryland.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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