- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LICSW
- Licensed in
- Washington
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Naeemah
Naeemah Johnson is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with 20 years of practice in Washington. She centers her work on meeting each person where they are and forming a practical plan together. Her style is collaborative, strengths-focused, and nonjudgmental.
Johnson helps people facing anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma-related concerns. She also supports those coping with stress, work challenges, intimacy issues, addictions, and self-esteem struggles. Parenting concerns are part of her practice, and she assists people navigating changes and relationship conflict.
Background and approach
Her background emphasizes evidence-based approaches that are flexible to each person’s needs. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to address thinking patterns and emotion-focused methods to strengthen connection and attachment. She also uses acceptance-based strategies to help people live by their values even when symptoms persist.
Sessions focus on clear goals and practical steps. Clients can expect collaborative goal-setting, skill-building, and check-ins on progress. The work aims to improve day-to-day coping and to create manageable changes that fit a person’s life.
Johnson frames therapy as a process that combines self-awareness with actionable plans. She pays attention to culture and life context while keeping therapy outcome-oriented. Her aim is to help people feel more capable, improve relationships, and move toward a more fulfilling life.
What Naeemah works with
Everything Naeemah lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Naeemah helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Naeemah lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people act in line with their values while accepting difficult thoughts and feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions where avoidance gets in the way of what matters.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand connection styles, improve emotional closeness, and manage relationship-related stress or intimacy concerns.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be decided together. The therapist will review goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped in the past, then adapt methods to match the client's needs in a collaborative way.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule, manage ongoing check-ins, and access care from different locations.
Questions people ask about Naeemah
What kinds of concerns does this therapist help with?
Common concerns include stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, self-esteem, parenting, intimacy-related issues, and work-related challenges.
What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?
The approach is collaborative and strength-based, using evidence-informed methods to set realistic goals, build skills, and track progress during treatment.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
The clinician has 20 years of experience working with people facing a wide range of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
The therapist holds a Washington LICSW and practices out of Washington state.
In which languages can sessions be conducted?
Sessions are offered in English, and the therapist accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions may be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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