Fquira Johannes, LCSW

Fquira Johannes is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who focuses on helping people take practical steps when life feels overwhelming. She centers care on each person’s goals and helps clients move forward at their own pace, whether that looks like small steps or deeper change. She speaks plainly about the emotional ups and downs that can come with therapy, including laughter, tears, and anger, and she emphasizes that commitment begins with simply showing up.

Johannes has two decades of experience supporting people with stress, anxiety, depression, mood concerns, addiction, grief, and trauma and abuse. She helps clients who struggle with sleep, eating concerns, self-esteem, relationship strain, and career or parenting stress. She also works with people facing issues like abandonment, blended family dynamics, codependency, and navigating divorce or separation.

Her approach treats the client as the expert on their life while she offers clinical guidance and concrete tools. She frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help change unhelpful thinking and Motivational Interviewing to support people ready to make changes. Mindfulness and solution-focused strategies are also part of her toolkit.

Johannes practices in North Carolina and holds LCSW credentials in California and New Jersey in addition to her North Carolina practice. She works in English and accepts international clients when appropriate. She encourages prospective clients to consider whether a collaborative, goal-oriented style feels like a good fit.

To begin, people use the site Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability and location.

Approaches that translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s goals and experience, then shaping sessions around their priorities. It helps when someone needs a respectful space to make sense of feelings and decide what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, behaviors, and emotions, then teaches practical skills to change patterns that cause distress; this approach often helps with anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating concerns. Motivational Interviewing is a conversational method that supports people who want to make a change but feel uncertain; it helps clarify motivation and plan next steps.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals, and preferences and suggest which strategies to try first. Plans are adjusted along the way as progress and new priorities emerge.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Online work can also let people use visual tools or worksheets shared on screen during CBT exercises, and it supports coaching-style conversations that focus on next steps and problem solving.