Lamar Johnson, MFT-LP

About

I am Lamar Johnson, Marriage and Family Therapist-LP, providing care for those in NY state.

I practice individual and couples therapy and find myself drawn to working with the youth and older adult population, A.A., populations of West Indian, and those within the LGBTQIA+ community. I also work within diagnostic evaluations, providing assessments and evaluations for clients to help guide treatment of ADHD/ADD, ASD, anxiety, depression, personality disorders and differential diagnoses.

I enjoy utilizing aspects from a few therapy approaches. For example: Narrative Therapy is all about your narrative, as your story is your truth and is valid. Solution Focused Therapy (SFT) is used to focus on the solution, and less towards the issue, while providing praise and cheerleading for the small changes/victories made in life. I often use SFT as I feel it is a natural extension of myself: I often have a very optimistic viewpoint about the people around me and I believe that SFT reinforces hope for clients that they have the capabilities and resources to resolve their own issues. I also incorporate interventions from various other modalities including, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) and Motivational Interviewing (MI).

I offer diagnostic evaluations and assessments to help clients gain clarity and inform their treatment when they are seeking answers due to challenges in different aspects of their lives.

You want to be heard, understood, and spoken to in a manner that is not condescending, disrespectful, and non-judgmental. Reach out to me. You WILL be heard, understood, and spoken to in a manner imbued with the utmost respect, kindness, compassion, and empathy.