Jacqui Johnson, LPC, ATR-BC, ACS, CCMHC, PMH-C, RYT
(she/her, we/us)
Preferred Name: Jacqui
About Me
I am a licensed therapist, trainer, and healing justice practitioner whose work centers on childhood, racism-based, and systemic trauma. My approach is holistic, embodied, and culturally grounded, integrating EMDR, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, art therapy, play, storytelling, hip-hop, and somatic awareness to support healing and mental wellness within Black communities and other justice-impacted populations. I work from the belief that healing is not only personal—it is collective. Moving beyond the idea that hurt people hurt people, I hold that healed people have the capacity and responsibility to transform families, systems, and communities. My work emphasizes nervous system regulation, meaning-making, and reconnection to creativity, joy, and ancestral wisdom as pathways to liberation. Through community artivism, clinical practice, and training, I challenge dominant, pathologizing models of care and invite individuals and organizations into love-centered, anti-oppressive, and accountability-rooted approaches to healing. Whether in therapy rooms, training spaces, or community settings, my work honors lived experience, embodiment, and cultural expression as essential tools for restoration and change.
Education & Experience
Licensed Professional Counselor (multi-state) EMDRIA-Approved Trainer & Consultant Certified in ketamine-assisted psychotherapy Board-Certified / Trained Art Therapist & Play Therapist Somatic and expressive arts practitioner Trainer, curriculum developer, and community facilitator Extensive experience with justice-impacted individuals, Black women, and perinatal and complex trauma
Professional & Volunteer Affiliations
* Advisory Board Member, 2026 Black Mental Health Symposium (BMHS) * Board Member, Institute for the Development of Human Arts (IDHA) * Former Board Member, Expressive Media, Inc. * Member, Association of Black Psychologists * Member, National Association of Black Counselors * Member, American Art Therapy Association Advocate and consultant advancing equitable access to trauma-informed and culturally responsive mental health care through professional education, curriculum development, and systems-level collaboration
Specialty Area
- Abuse/Neglect
- Anger Management
- Anxiety/Panic Attacks
- Birth Trauma/Pregnancy Loss
- Chronic Illness/Medical Issues
- Depression
- Domestic Violence
- Family Issues
- Gender Identity
- Grief/Loss/Mourning
- Moral Injury
- Performance Enhancement
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Race, Culture, Ethnicity Issues
- Sexual Abuse
- Somatic Issues
- Spirituality
- Sports Injuries
- Stress Management
- Survivor's Guilt
- Traumatic Incident
Population Served
- Adolescents (13-17)
- Adults
- BIPOC
- Children (4-12)
- Community Mental Health Center
- Correctional Facility
- First Responders
- Group
- Juvenile Correctional Facility
- LGBTQ+
- Seniors
- Underserved
- Veterans/Military
Language
- English
Insurance
- Aetna
- BlueCross BlueShield
- Cigna
- Highmark
- Humana
- Magellan Health
- Medicaid
- Sliding Scale
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealth
