Dr. Nancy A. Johnson, Ed.D, LMHC, MH #8592
Cell: 407-902-9250
Email: nancy@orlandocounselingspecialist.com

Dr. Johnson is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and founder of Orlando Counseling Specialists.  She completed her Doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Argosy University-Sarasota in 2010, received a Master of Arts in Counseling from Reformed theological Seminary in 2003, and her Bachelor of Science in Health Education from Northern Michigan University in 1979.  Nancy is currently working as an adjunct instructor at Everest University, while maintaining a private practice in East Orlando.  Nancy also works with Orlando Behavioral Healthcare as a Cigna provider in Windermere.  Prior to her counseling career, Nancy spent 23 years working for a Christian organization with college students in Nebraska, Kenya, Kansas and Orlando.

Nancy has a lot of experience working with diverse populations on a variety of topics such as depression, bipolar disorder, along with other mood disorders; oppositional defiant disorder, ADHD, and other childhood disorders; grief, gender & sexual orientation issues, career coaching, personality disorders and spirituality.  For the past 7 years, Nancy has specialized in working with children, adolescents, teens and families.  She absolutely loves what she does with family therapy and has found that when working with a troubled ten or adolescent, choosing to work with the entire family has brought about optimal results.

Nancy works form a relational Model of counseling holding to her core belief that an individual cannot heal or grow apart from significant and meaningful relationships.  Nancy has a gift of creating a safe place for people to process their pain, as well as being able to bond in dean and meaningful ways with her clients.  She also incorporates cognitive behavioral therapy with children and adolescents and counsels families from a Family Systems Model.

Nancy has three sons and spends her free time watching her son play soccer and just hanging out with her boys.  Any other free time that Nancy can squeeze out is spent reading and occasionally enjoying a cup of coffee with a friend.

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