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Shirley Johnson
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT , MA, CYT (she, her)
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3 Endorsed
Berkeley, CA 94705
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Carl Jung said, "I would rather be whole than good." Very often we put pressure on ourselves to "be" a certain way, so much that life can start to feel like acting versus living. This pressure tends to place stress on individuals and can often lead to anxiety, depression, and stress. I believe that therapy can be a tool to take off the masks we have learned to put on and begin to live from our whole self; finding freedom and our creativity. I believe that through compassion for all the parts of ourself we step closer to freedom.
I primarily work relationally with clients and thinking about psychotherapy through the lens of integral, gestalt, multicultural, psychodynamic, and sex-positive lenses. I offer a background in anger in women, Black identity, codependency, intergenerational trauma, interracial relationships, multiracial identity, and sexuality and desire in women of color.
I have practiced yoga and meditation, and studied various healing modalities and metaphysics over the last 15 years and have taught yoga for over 10 years. I enjoy supporting folks who are inquiring into their spirituality and soul. I also love working with women navigating re-entering the dating game and getting their intimacy needs met.
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Let's Connect (510) 944-1581
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $250
- Couple Sessions $300
- Pay by Cash, Check, Paypal, Venmo, Zelle
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Shirley Johnson
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT , MA, CYT
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / 114378 Shirley Johnson
- In Practice for 9 Years
- Certificate from California Board of Behavioral Sciences LMFT114378 / 2019
- Degree/Diploma from Brown University Bachelors / 2004
- Attended California Institute of Integral Studies, Graduated 2015
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Codependency
- Relationship Issues
- Multiracial Idenity + Relationships
Expertise
- Anxiety
- Bisexual
- Body Positivity
- Depression
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Marital and Premarital
- Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
- Peer Relationships
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Racial Identity
- Self Esteem
- Sex Therapy
- Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Trauma and PTSD
- Women's Issues
3 Endorsements
Client Focus
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Mother ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Black and African American ,
Other Racial or Ethnic Background
Religion
Other Spiritual or Religious Affiliations
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Mother ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Black and African American ,
Other Racial or Ethnic Background
Religion
Other Spiritual or Religious Affiliations
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Culturally Sensitive
- Feminist
- Gestalt
- Integrative
- Multicultural
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Somatic
- Transpersonal
Location
Nearby Areas
Call for a free consultation now - (510) 944-1581
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Shirley Johnson
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT , MA, CYT