Maya Johnson, LMHC

Maya Johnson is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship strain, low self-esteem, career worries, and depression. She mentions jealousy among the concerns she supports. Her writing style and warm tone aim to make reaching out feel simple and approachable.

She uses expressive arts and play-based techniques with both adults and adolescents to help people name feelings and try new ways of coping. She also offers sand tray work and exposure and response prevention for clients who want deeper, hands-on exploration of difficult memories or anxious behaviors. Sessions focus on practical skills and small steps that fit into daily life.

Maya works with people coping with attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, communication or control problems, body image, guilt and shame, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. She also notes experience supporting those affected by domestic violence and people managing disruptive mood symptoms such as disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD).

She has six years of clinical experience and holds an IN LMHC credential, which is shown here as LMHC. Her telehealth practice serves clients in Indiana and mentions prior work in Tennessee and Michigan. Sessions are by appointment and arranged online.

To begin, Maya asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to availability. She describes therapy as a collaborative process where practical coping strategies and creative methods come together to meet each person’s needs.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online care

She describes expressive arts and play-informed methods as ways to name feelings and try new coping skills through creative activities and guided exercises. These approaches can help people who struggle to put emotions into words or who benefit from hands-on, experiential work.

She also uses exposure and response prevention, which involves slowly facing anxiety triggers and learning different responses to reduce avoidance. That method is often used for anxiety-related behaviors and can be structured into gradual, measurable steps during sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. That choice can shift over time as progress is made and circumstances change.

Practical benefits of online therapy include easier fitting of sessions into a busy week, reduced travel time, and the ability to check in from a familiar setting. Because formats are not fully listed in the biography, confirm the exact telehealth options before booking so you know whether video or other session types are offered. Online arrangements can make it simpler to maintain regular appointments and practice skills between sessions.