Sandra R. Johnson

Who Sandra works with

Over the years, I have worked with first responders, medical personnel, military veterans, sexual assault survivors and others with both single and chronic trauma backgrounds. My thoughts and perspectives on police work are anchored in my work with first responders, my work with crime victims, my experience as a resident on the Northside of the city of Minneapolis and my own experiences, both positive and negative, with police officers. I have developed cultural competence through work and training with LGBTQ+, African American, Native American, Hmong/Thai and Latinx populations and communities, parents at high risk of abusing their children, parents of children with ADHD, survivors of sexual and physical abuse, general parenting and adolescent groups.

Degree(s)

LICSW

Practice philosophy

I have worked as a program director, developing collaborative educational and mental health programs for teens and children with level 5 Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, as a mental health supervisor and as a therapist in both for profit and nonprofit clinics. Prior to my mental health career, I worked for inner city nonprofits in North Minneapolis. My strongest focus over the past 6 years has been providing trauma therapy for those in need.

Specialties

In therapy, I use multiple approaches including EMDR, CBT, Humanistic Relational Therapy, psychoeducation and the skill building aspects of DBT.