Dr. Johnson’s Curriculum Vitae

TEACHING

As an Associate Professor at the University of Oklahoma, I teach graduate courses in:

• Clinical Mental Health Counseling

• Psychotherapy Theory and Methods

• Diagnosis/Psychopathology

• Trauma/PTSD

• Group Psychotherapy

• Social Justice & Advocacy in Counseling

My pedagogy blends academic rigor with creative engagement, inviting students to explore personal meaning, cultural context, and ethical awareness in their clinical work. I am critical of the medical model, the DSM, dehumanizing systems, and symptom-only focused therapies. Psychotherapy is a healing art and a social science. Our lives are more complex, complicated, and mysterious than these reductionistic approaches acknowledge. My teaching reflects this complexity and deep appreciation for the human soul in learning to become a psychotherapist.

I also provide training and mentorship in:

• Motivational Interviewing

• Acceptance & Commitment Therapy

• Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies

• Existential and Transpersonal Therapies

• Cultural Competency

• Reflective Supervision

RESEARCH & WRITING

My scholarly work focuses on:

• Spirituality and Transpersonal Psychology

• Psychedelic Integration and Consciousness Studies

• LGBTQ+ Identity and Religious Reconciliation

• Group Psychotherapy and Community-Based Healing

I’ve authored scholarly books, journal articles, and technical reports and presented academic papers exploring mental health, spirituality, mindfulness/meditation, transpersonal psychology, psychedelic-assisted therapy, social change, group psychotherapy, and soul-centered healing.

Recent highlights include:

• “Models of Spiritual Development” in The Oxford Handbook of the Psychology of Spirituality (2nd ed.)

• The Praeger Handbook for Social Justice and Psychology (Vols. 1–3)

• “Psychedelics and Spiritual Development” paper presented at the Zarrow Mental Health Symposium

• Published works on mystical experiences, forgiveness, trauma, and indigenous healing