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Jonnet Cruz

Jonnet Cruz, LMFT

Therapist in Hawaii

Calm, collaborative care for self esteem and relationships

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20 years of experience listed

LMFT professional credentials

English languages

  • Strengths focused
  • Practical tools
  • Attachment aware

About Jonnet

Jonnet Cruz is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 20 years of clinical experience. She greets clients with a calm, practical style and focuses on helping people strengthen self esteem, manage stress, and navigate difficult life changes. Her approach centers on listening first and then building from a person's strengths and goals.

Jonnet uses a mix of approaches in session. She draws on attachment-based ideas to understand relationship patterns and client-centered methods to keep the work grounded in each person's experience. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are used to address anxious thoughts and behaviors, while Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas help with emotional connection and intimacy concerns.

Her background includes practice in Hawaii and licensure as a LMFT in both Hawaii and Florida. Jonnet has spent two decades working in clinical settings and brings that breadth of experience to individual conversations about grief, addiction, depression, and coping with life stress. She also includes supports for issues such as body image, parenting strain, and communication problems.

In sessions, she aims to make choices together with the person seeking help. That might mean setting short-term goals, trying practical coping skills, or looking at deeper attachment patterns. The work is collaborative and paced to fit each person's needs.

To begin, readers are invited to use the provider's matching process. The first steps include a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling according to the clinician's availability.

Approaches that shape online and in-person work

Jonnet uses attachment-based ideas to map how early relationship patterns show up in adult connections. This helps people who struggle with trust, abandonment concerns, or repeated conflict see where patterns begin and how to change them.

She also works from a client-centered perspective, which means sessions start with the person's priorities. The therapist listens closely and follows the pace set by the client, offering reflections and choices rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thinking and try simple behavior experiments. CBT techniques can help with anxiety, low mood, and self esteem by offering concrete tools to test and shift thoughts and routines.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try different strategies, and together decide what fits best. That collaborative process helps tailor emotional and practical interventions to each person's needs.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since the biography does not list specific formats. Many people find online options make it easier to fit regular appointments into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and remove travel time. Discussing scheduling and preferred session length early on helps make therapy realistic and useful.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseSelf esteem

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Credentials

Hawaii, Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Jonnet address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self esteem, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and many related concerns such as body image and parenting strain.

What is her general therapy style?

Sessions are collaborative and client-centered, with an emphasis on listening and building from strengths. Practical strategies and emotional work are blended to meet short- and long-term goals.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Jonnet has 20 years of professional experience working in clinical settings and brings that experience into her therapy sessions.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in Hawaii and Florida and practices from a Hawaii location.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Session formats are not listed in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.

How are costs and billing handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with Jonnet?

Use the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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