Monica Johnson, PsyD

Psychologist, Host, Author

Highlights

  • Owner of Kind Mind Psychology

  • Host of Savvy Psychologist

  • Co-author of Addressing Race-Based Stress in Therapy With Black Clients

  • Member of medical review board for Byrdie and Verywell Mind

Monica Johnson is a clinical psychologist and owner of Kind Mind Psychology, a private practice in New York City that specializes in evidence-based approaches to treating mental health issues. She also focuses on helping clients manage minority stress, working with marginalized groups including BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and alternative lifestyles. She’s an expert in cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy.

Johnson speaks at conferences, provides training and workshops, and supervises mental health trainees. She co-authored a book on addressing race-based stress in therapy, and is the host of Savvy Psychologist, a mental health podcast.

She has a bachelor’s degree from the University of South Carolina, and a PsyD from the Arizona School of Professional Psychology. She spent her postdoctoral training year at Cherokee Health Systems in Knoxville.