Dr. Johnson is an Associate Professor in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at the University of Oklahoma and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the OU College of Medicine. He earned his PhD in psychology from Penn State and completed his psychology internship at Vanderbilt University. He is a licensed psychologist with over 20 years of experience in psychotherapy, supervision, research, and education.
His work centers on themes of transpersonal psychology, spirituality, psychedelics, grief, trauma, and advocacy. He received a Certificate in Psychedelics-Assisted Therapy and Research from the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) and a Certificate in Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy through Palo Santo Therapy, Tulsa, OK. He is also a co-founder and President of The Oklahoma Psychedelic Collective (OPC, https://okpsyco.org/), which promotes ethical and competent advocacy, research, education, and practice with psychedelics.
