Monica Johnson, PsyD

Monica Johnson is a licensed clinical psychologist, AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, and founder of Kind Mind Psychology, a Black-owned virtual group practice serving clients across New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Delaware, and 40+ PSYPACT states. Kind Mind specializes in evidence-based treatment for ADHD, anxiety, depression, OCD, trauma, borderline personality disorder, and relationship issues using CBT, DBT, EMDR, IFS, and ERP. The practice is deeply affirming of BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and alternative lifestyle communities. Kind Mind also offers executive functioning and ADHD coaching nationwide.

Johnson hosts ADHD & on Understood.org, exploring how ADHD intersects with relationships, identity, parenting, and daily life. She’s also a recurring guest expert on Understood.org’s Expert Answers, ADHD Aha!, and Sorry, I Missed This. Johnson is the author of Push Back: Assert Yourself in Relationships and co-author of Addressing Race-Based Stress in Therapy With Black Clients. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, NPR, British Vogue, SELF, the Associated Press, Ebony, and Them.

She speaks at national conferences including APA, provides clinical training and supervision, and runs neurodivergent-affirming DBT skills groups alongside her clinical team. 

Johnson holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of South Carolina and a PsyD from the Arizona School of Professional Psychology. She completed her postdoctoral training at Cherokee Health Systems in Knoxville, Tennessee, one of the largest community-based behavioral health organizations in the country.

Publications, media, and appearances

• Push Back: Assert Yourself in Relationships (Audible Original)

• Addressing Race-Based Stress in Therapy With Black Clients (Routledge)