Maya JohnsonLMHC

Maya Johnson is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, low self-esteem, career uncertainty, and depression. She welcomes readers who want clear, practical steps for feeling steadier during pregnancy and childbirth transitions and related life changes.

She uses expressive arts and play-based methods to open new ways of talking about feelings. Those techniques can make hard topics easier to name when words feel limited. Maya also offers sand tray work and exposure and response prevention for people who want deeper, hands-on exploration of patterns and fears.

Her style is direct and calm. Sessions focus on real-life coping strategies, small experiments to try between meetings, and clearer communication skills. She aims to help people build skills they can use day to day rather than only talk about problems in session.

Maya has six years of clinical experience and holds an LMHC credential. She provides telehealth appointments and serves people located in Indiana as described in her profile.

People can expect practical tools for stress management, support around body image and attachment concerns, and help navigating the emotional changes that come with parenting and life transitions. She encourages a step-by-step approach so progress feels manageable and focused on the client’s priorities.

Approaches that translate to online care

Maya works with expressive arts and play-based approaches that let people show feelings in nonverbal ways, such as drawing or simple creative tasks that can be shared and discussed during a session. These methods can help when words are hard to find and when body image or attachment concerns are part of the work.

She also uses sand tray work, which supports symbolic exploration of relationships and inner experience. Sand tray exercises can help people map out patterns like codependency or abandonment themes and then try new ways of relating within the session.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, try a method for a few sessions, and adjust what isn’t working. Clients and the therapist choose techniques together based on what feels most helpful and practical.

Confirm current session options before booking since specific formats are not listed in the profile. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. They also let people try creative or sand tray exercises without needing to commute, making it simpler to keep therapy consistent alongside pregnancy and parenting demands.