Fquira Johannes, LCSW

Fquira Johannes is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people move forward when life feels overwhelming. She frames therapy as a partnership where showing up is the first step toward change. Sessions can include hard conversations, tears, and moments of humor as progress unfolds at the client's pace.

With 20 years of experience, she assists people dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, grief, and relationship concerns. She also works with issues such as intimacy struggles, body image, eating and sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Her practice includes support for people facing compassion fatigue, ADHD, and challenges tied to family and parenting.

Her approach centers on the client as the expert on their own life while she offers professional guidance. She commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to map and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Motivational Interviewing is used to boost readiness and commitment to change when people feel stuck.

Fquira integrates client-centered and mindfulness strategies to keep sessions focused on practical steps and present-moment awareness. She also uses solution-focused techniques to identify small, achievable goals. When working with people who have intellectual disability, she adds visual aids and activities to make concepts easier to use.

She holds LCSW licensure in California and New Jersey and practices from North Carolina. Sessions are conducted in English, and international clients may be accepted. To begin, clients follow the site’s intake flow to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on availability.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and experiences and keeps the conversation guided by what matters most to them. It helps with a wide range of concerns when someone wants a supportive, listening approach that honors their perspective.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical tools to change patterns that create distress. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, eating and sleeping problems, and managing everyday stress.

Motivational Interviewing is a brief, goal-oriented method that boosts readiness for change by exploring values and ambivalence. It can be helpful for addictions, commitment issues, and moving from intention to action.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she will adjust strategies as progress is made.

The therapist's biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the available formats before booking. Online work can make scheduling easier and help fit sessions into busy lives, such as shorter check-ins during a work break or avoiding travel time. It can also allow for different ways of working, like using visual aids and exercises adapted for screen-based sessions.