About Nathaniel
Nathaniel Johnston is a licensed mental health counselor practicing in Florida. He draws on 12 years of experience to help people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, and depression. He also supports people facing relationship concerns, grief, sleep and eating struggles, anger, and low self-esteem.
He focuses on practical skills people can use right away. Sessions are client-centered and tailored to each person's goals and life. He offers both short-term and longer-term support depending on what the person needs.
Background and approach
Nathaniel uses a mix of approaches depending on the issue. He often brings in cognitive behavioral methods to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. He also uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify values and take meaningful action.
Emotion-focused work and dialectical behavior strategies appear when emotions or relationships are central to the problem. The overall plan is flexible and focuses on what works in everyday life. He explains options and partners with people to choose the best path forward.
People who are juggling work, caregiving, illness, or major life changes can expect straightforward tools and step-by-step guidance. Nathaniel emphasizes compassion and respect while helping people make steady progress toward clearer goals.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take small actions in line with values. It focuses less on removing difficult thoughts and more on building a meaningful life despite them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical techniques to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety, depression, and some addictive patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) targets emotional patterns in close relationships, helping people understand and shift how they respond to one another for better connection.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and the problems they want to address. Together they will pick or blend approaches that fit the situation and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions can use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people work face-to-face and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text messaging are useful for short check-ins, coaching-style support, or when writing feels easier. These options make therapy flexible and easier to fit into busy lives.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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