About Juanita
Juanita Stokes is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, grief, and low self-esteem. Her approach aims to help people feel more confident and able to handle everyday pressures.
She uses a person-centered style that starts with listening closely to what matters to each person. That helps build self-awareness so clients notice patterns in their reactions and make different choices.
Background and approach
She also draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to challenge unhelpful thoughts and Narrative Therapy to reshape personal stories. Juanita holds a Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling from Marymount University and a Master of Arts in Religious Studies from Howard University School of Divinity. She has 11 years of clinical experience and holds LPC credentials in Virginia and Washington, DC.
Before counseling, she worked in government leadership, which gave her insight into workplace stress and career pressure. Sessions focus on practical steps and short-term strategies when that fits, along with space for deeper reflection when clients want it. She encourages straightforward conversation about goals, strengths, and small changes that add up.
Overall, Juanita aims to support people as they build awareness, steady their mood, and grow confidence in day-to-day life. She frames therapy as a collaborative process where clients set the pace and priorities.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Juanita blends person-centered work with cognitive behavioral methods to guide online sessions. Person-centered Therapy focuses on listening without judgment and following what each person brings to the room, which helps build self-awareness and trust. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers concrete exercises to reduce anxiety and low mood.She also uses Narrative Therapy to help people rewrite the stories they tell about themselves. That approach is useful for grief, relationship patterns, or self-esteem concerns because it separates the person from the problem and opens new possibilities. Choosing which approach to use is a collaborative process; Juanita will discuss options and adapt methods to fit a client's goals and preferences.
Online formats offered include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or screen time is limited, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into daily life.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
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- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Virginia, District of Columbia
- Languages
- English