My name is Dr. Emily Johansen (she/her), and I am a licensed clinical psychologist in Pennsylvania with training in individual and group psychotherapy, psychological assessment, crisis intervention, supervision, diversity, and ethics.

EDUCATION

• Institute of Graduate Clinical Psychology, Widener University

  • Doctor of Psychology (PsyD), Clinical

  • Concentrations in psychodynamic psychology + cross-cultural and diversity psychology

• Lebanon Valley College

  • Bachelor of Science (BS), Psychology

  • Minor in English (Literature Concentration)

EXPERIENCE

I have worked in a variety of settings providing psychotherapy and assessment services for adolescents and adults:

• A community mental health clinic helping underserved populations (e.g., HIV/AIDS, homelessness, LBGTQIA)

• A university counseling center

• An inpatient psychiatric hospital on an extended acute care unit for chronic mental illness (e.g., DID, BPD, schizophrenia)

• Solo and group private practices

• A residential treatment facility for those with comorbid developmental disabilities and mental health diagnoses

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD)

• Philadelphia Society of Psychoanalytic Psychology (PSPP)

• Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology (Division 39), American Psychological Association

PRESENTATIONS & WRITING

• Therapists' Experiences Working with Women of Color with Borderline Personality Disorder (doctoral dissertation)

• The Old and the New Are the Same: How Yesterday's Slavery & Today's Institutionalized Racism Have Impacted Black Women's Relationships With the Self, Other, and Systems (doctoral presentation/panel)

• How to be Authentic, “Real,” & Vulnerable in Relationships (doctoral presentation)

• Help, I’m Stressed! Tips for Stress Management (doctoral presentation)

• Interdisplinary Trip To China: Attachment, Caregiving, and Staff Burnout (doctoral international presentation)

• "Extraverts, Ambiverts, and Introverts: 'You're Cool, but Would We Hang Out?' (undergraduate thesis)