Shanekka Brown-Johnson, LMFT

Shanekka Brown-Johnson, LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist), brings a trauma-informed and culturally aware perspective to clinical work. She has supported children, adolescents, and adults from a wide range of backgrounds, including LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and other underserved or underrepresented populations. Her clinical experience spans residential mental health, residential substance abuse treatment, schools, domestic violence and family shelters, and outpatient settings, offering a breadth of practice that informs tailored care.

She specializes in helping people manage anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, and adjustment disorders, and provides support for relationship and workplace concerns, co-occurring disorders, and ongoing substance abuse recovery maintenance. She works with mild, moderate, and severe mental health conditions and attends to issues such as abandonment, family of origin dynamics, caregiver stress, isolation, and struggles with self-esteem and life purpose.

Her approach blends evidence-based methods including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to create person-centered, culturally competent treatment plans. Beyond individual therapy, she is invested in expanding access to mental health resources through workshops, trainings, and educational materials. She is committed to empowering clients toward meaningful change and invites collaborative work to promote resilience and healing.