About me
You are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, hopeless, exhausted, full of self-doubt; I can help. Its hard feeling like you are going through things alone and the people in your life don't get it; I'm here to listen and not judge.
With patience and compassion, we will begin therapy by exploring what you want and need from our work together. With over 10 years of experience, I value using solutions to help you heal and get relief as quickly and effectively as possible. With my vast experience in adolescent residential treatment centers, adolescent partial hospitalization programs and private practice, I am no stranger to helping budge and improve severe and complex issues. Using caring with honesty and directness, I aim to help you reach your goals so you can focus on living and thriving as you grow into adulthood!
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of Florida and received my clinical training at the University of Central Florida’s Mental Health Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy master’s program. Since 2011 I have worked with a broad spectrum of clients including @ the UCF Marriage and Family Research Institute, owning a private practice, acute and residential hospitals; training includes Prolonged Exposure Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, am certified in DBT, CBT, and various other interventions to treat the spectrum of Trauma, Anxiety and Impulse Control disorders. I also enjoy working with SCD and high functioning ASD clients, adolescents, personality disorders and working families; one of my passions is working with teens, which I consider one of my strongest specialties. I am a proud daughter and sister of military members and always feel honored to work with veterans and the military. I am a qualified mental health counseling and marriage and family therapy supervisor, registered with the state of Florida, and has been offering clinical supervision and consultation to a number of counseling interns since 2016.
Specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma, Abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
LGBT , Family conflicts , Grief , Intimacy-related issues , Anger management , Self esteem , Career difficulties , Bipolar disorder , Coaching , Compassion fatigue , ADHD , Abandonment , Adoption and Foster Care , Attachment issues , Read more...
Clinical approaches:
Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
Services offered
Messaging
Live Chat
Phone
Video
Licensing
FL LMHC MH11591
Reviews
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Mariel Johnson. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with Teen Counseling might be different.
Mariel Johnson is a wonderfully qualified, and competent therapist. Johnson listens and processes what is said, and responds with thoughtful and practical advice / information / action plans. I would recommend Johnson to anyone who would benefit from her therapy focuses.
She has been amazing to work with
Mariel is a great professional. I have been having sessions with her for over 8 months now. She has helped me a lot in dealing with my anxiety and coping with negative self talk.
I can highly recommend working with her.
She is great at helping me and has a wide experience to draw on to help you in situations
She’s really helped me teencounseling.com confidence in myself and realise my worth. She validated my feelings and helps to keep me from feeling lost and confused about things in my life. And she’s just a really good listener and fun to talk to.
Did a wonderful job supporting me! But I think it's time to find a therapist that better understands the trans experience. :D
Mariel is an amazing therapist. She is empathetic, supportive and listens to me in a way I have not ever had with a therapist. I’m so glad to have found her
Marie is a wonderful therapist. She is easy to talk to, listens, and creates an environment that enables self-awareness. Thank you Mariel!
Mariel has been such an important rock for me these past weeks as I was dealing with a toxic work environment and struggling to work through some things from growing up. She has made me feel so respected and worthy and has been amazing helping me grow.
I’ve only had two sessions with Mariel so far, but so far I am loving her! I’ve tried therapy a few times in the past, but I never really connected with past therapists. I feel so much more comfortable and motivated after two sessions with Mariel than I have with anybody else. Would definitely recommend Mariel and teencounseling.com to anybody who is looking to start therapy.
Mariel has been so helpful with navigating therapy for our daughter. She met with us through the app and discussed our situation. After she developed a therapy plan, she made sure we understood how it would work and how we could get ahold of her. The convenience of the app with making an appointment and chatting in app for reminders and questions is awesome. Our daughter loves that Mariel has night appointments on the app via video. That way she can talk to someone from the comfort of her own bedroom after a long day at school.