Shaunda Johnson, Ph.D
Clinician

Dr. Johnson graduated from Louisiana State University in 1995 with a bachelor’s degree in Family, Child & Consumer Sciences with a minor in Sociology.  After graduating from LSU, she relocated to Texas where she earned a master’s degree in Counseling and Student Services from the University of North Texas. While at UNT, she acquired specialized training in play therapy and authored and co-authored two chapters in Garry Landreth’s (2001) Innovations in play therapy: Issues, process, and special populations. Upon completion of her master’s degree, Dr. Johnson worked for several years as a Licensed Professional Counselor. During that time she gained experience working with child and adolescent survivors of domestic violence and/or sexual assault, as well as children and adolescents placed with a therapeutic foster care agency. In addition, Dr. Johnson developed a curriculum and regularly conducted trainings on child development for employees of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.

With a desire to further her education, Dr. Johnson returned to graduate school at the University of Houston, completing her doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology in 2007. During her graduate program, Dr. Johnson had the opportunity to work in the Houston Independent School District and Texas Children’s Hospital Learning Support Center’s program for AD/HD and disruptive behavior disorders. In addition, she completed a one-year internship and two-years of post-doctoral work in the Psychological Services department of Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District. Dr. Johnson’s clinical experience and areas of interest include working with children and adolescents with social, emotional, behavioral and academic difficulties. She has extensive experience working with students in the school environment who have a diagnosis of AD/HD, Autistic Disorder, Asperger’s Disorder and/or students identified with an emotional disturbance. She enjoys using her experience to help families advocate for their child’s needs within an educational setting. Dr. Johnson is currently working under the supervision of Dr. Aucoin to complete her training toward independent licensure as a psychologist in Louisiana.

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