Jonnet Cruz

Jonnet Cruz is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with two decades of clinical experience. She meets people where they are and helps them sort through stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, grief, and mood concerns in straightforward language. Jonnet emphasizes everyday strengths and practical steps so people can feel more steady and able to act on what matters to them.

Her approach blends mindfulness work with attachment-based and client-centered methods. That means she listens first, then uses simple skills to help people notice patterns, manage strong emotions, and try new ways of relating. Sessions often include paced breathing, attention-based exercises, and conversational strategies to improve communication and self-understanding.

Jonnet has practiced in Hawaii and brings twenty years of experience to each session. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy when they fit the goals someone brings. EMDR and other trauma-informed techniques are also part of her toolbox when they seem helpful.

People come to Jonnet for many reasons, including parenting strain, addiction and substance concerns, body image and eating issues, ADHD, and complicated grief. She also supports those dealing with abandonment, attachment wounds, blended family transitions, and other relational strains. The focus is on practical change and growing skills that carry into daily life.

If someone wants to start, they follow the site’s matching process to connect and schedule. Jonnet keeps the pace collaborative, helping each person choose what to try next and adjusting as needs change.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment calm. It can help with anxiety, stress, body image worries, and emotional buildup by giving small, repeatable skills people can practice between sessions.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in relationships and how early experiences shape current connections. It helps people notice how they relate to others, name recurring dynamics, and try safer, clearer ways of communicating and bonding.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That might mean starting with mindfulness skills, then adding CBT or DBT tools, or exploring attachment patterns together.

Confirm which session formats are offered before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, offer shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. People often find it simpler to use attention exercises and homework from home and to bring real-life moments from daily routines into the conversation.