Jonnet Cruz, LMFT

Jonnet Cruz is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with two decades of experience. She offers calm, direct support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, addictions, and life transitions. Jonnet listens without judgment and helps clients find practical steps forward. Her work is grounded in helping people identify strengths and make changes that fit their lives. She frames clients as the experts on their own stories and builds on what already works. Sessions focus on clearer communication, healthier boundaries, and manageable coping skills. Jonnet draws on approaches such as attachment-based work, cognitive behavioral methods, and emotionally focused strategies to address relationship and self-related concerns. She also uses dialectical behavior ideas when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are central needs. These methods are adapted to each person rather than applied the same way to everyone. Over twenty years Jonnet has supported people through trauma, abuse, parenting challenges, substance issues, mood disorders, and identity-related concerns. She aims to make therapy practical and to reduce overwhelm by breaking goals into small steps. Her experience includes practice in Hawaii and Florida, and she keeps a focus on real-life results. Clients can expect a collaborative pace where goals are revisited often. Jonnet explains options, checks in about progress, and adjusts the approach as needed. She works in English and brings a respectful, steady presence to sessions.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationship patterns shape feelings and expectations. It helps people who struggle with closeness, trust, and repeated relationship problems learn different ways of connecting and responding. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It gives clear tools for shifting unhelpful thinking, reducing anxiety or depression, and changing behaviors that get in the way of daily functioning. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jonnet will discuss these methods with each person and together decide what fits their goals and situation. That collaboration includes checking goals, trying techniques, and adjusting as needed so therapy actually helps day-to-day life. If you are considering online therapy, confirm which session formats the therapist currently offers before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also can let people use phone or video options if that better suits their energy, comfort with being on camera, or bandwidth constraints.