Fquira Johannes views mental health care as equally important to medical care and approaches therapy as collaborative, practical work. She recognizes that the therapeutic journey can move at different speeds – sometimes steady, sometimes feeling like a slow crawl – and that laughter, tears, and anger can all be part of progress. Commitment often begins with the simple act of showing up, and as she partners with clients to take the next step or inch forward, that commitment tends to grow stronger.

With 20 years of clinical experience, she helps people identify meaningful goals and develop strategies to reach them. She has supported individuals managing a range of mental health challenges, including depression, bipolar symptoms, borderline concerns, PTSD, anxiety, and substance-related issues. Her background also includes work with family conflicts, career difficulties, grief, trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping disorders, parenting concerns, ADHD, and other life stressors.

She holds licensure as a clinical social worker in multiple states, is credentialed as a clinical addiction specialist, and is trained to supervise clinicians. Her therapeutic stance treats the client as the expert on their own life while she brings clinical skill to help reach agreed upon goals. She uses many interventions and focuses on evidence-informed approaches, especially cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing. When supporting people with intellectual disability, she incorporates visual aides and hands-on activities to make sessions more accessible.

Practicing from North Carolina, Fquira blends professional expertise with a warm, pragmatic style. Finding the right therapist is a personal decision, and she may be the clinician who can help a person move toward healing and practical change.